déplacéesvsdéplacezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: déplacées is a adjective, déplacez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“déplacées” is an adjective and “déplacez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,706
“déplacées” frequency rank
#37,781
“déplacez” frequency rank
58487
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déplacées déplacez
Definition Féminin pluriel de déplacé. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplacer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déplacées and déplacez apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
déplacées
8 ch
déplacez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déplacées and déplacez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.pla.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58487, 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\. déplacez is at rank #37,781, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pla.se\.

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 58487, this pair ranks #108,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déplacées vs déplacez

Shared letters: acdelpé. Private to "déplacées": s. Private to "déplacez": z.

"déplacées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "déplacez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Frequency comparison

déplacées#20,706
déplacez#37,781

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déplacées" and "déplacez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déplacées" is an adjective and "déplacez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déplacées" or "déplacez"?
"déplacées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,706 in our French list, against #37,781 for "déplacez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déplacées vs déplacez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “déplacées”; for a verb, it's “déplacez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “déplacées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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