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Which to use

“déplacées” and “déployées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,706
“déplacées” frequency rank
#24,561
“déployées” frequency rank
45267
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déplacées déployées
Definition Féminin pluriel de déplacé. Féminin pluriel de déployé.

Where the eye mixes déplacées and déployées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déplacées (CVCCVCVVC) and déployées (CVCCVVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
déplacées
9 ch
déployées

Look-alike desk: déplacées vs déployées

A purely visual mix-up. déplacées (\de.pla.se\) and déployées (\de.plwa.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45267, 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\. déployées is at rank #24,561, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.plwa.je\.

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 45267, this pair ranks #204,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of déplacées vs déployées

Shared letters: delpsé. Private to "déplacées": ac. Private to "déployées": oy.

"déplacées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "déployées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "déplacées" and "déployées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\de.pla.se\ versus \de.plwa.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "déplacées" or "déployées"?
"déplacées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,706 in our French list, against #24,561 for "déployées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "déplacées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "déployées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #204,088 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déplacées" and "déployées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplacées vs déplacera". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #204,088 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list