Which to use
“déplacées” is an adjective and “déplacera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,706
- “déplacées” frequency rank
- #49,620
- “déplacera” frequency rank
- 70326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacées | déplacera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de déplacé. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de déplacer. |
Where the eye mixes déplacées and déplacera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déplacées (CVCCVCVVC) and déplacera (CVCCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between déplacées and déplacera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déplacées is \de.pla.se\ while déplacera is \de.pla.sə.ʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déplacées is recorded at frequency rank #20,706, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.pla.se\. déplacera is at rank #49,620, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pla.sə.ʁa\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 70326, this pair ranks #51,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déplacées vs déplacera
Shared letters: acdelpé. Private to "déplacées": s. Private to "déplacera": r.
"déplacées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "déplacera" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déplacées" and "déplacera" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "déplacées" or "déplacera"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "déplacées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacées" and "déplacera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déclarera vs déplacera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,734 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.