Which to use
“déplacement” and “déplacements” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,329
- “déplacement” frequency rank
- #5,447
- “déplacements” frequency rank
- 8776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacement | déplacements |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de déplacer ou de se déplacer. | Pluriel de déplacement. |
Same sound, different letters: déplacement vs déplacements
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - déplacement / déplacements
This is the hard kind. déplacement and déplacements are pronounced identically (\de.plas.mɑ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “déplacement” sits inside “déplacements”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déplacement is recorded at frequency rank #3,329, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.plas.mɑ̃\. déplacements is at rank #5,447, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.plas.mɑ̃\.
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 8776, this pair ranks #418,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déplacement vs déplacements
Shared letters: acdelmnpté. Private to "déplacement": -. Private to "déplacements": s.
"déplacement" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCC · "déplacements" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déplacement" and "déplacements" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déplacement" or "déplacements" show up more?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacements" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,877 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacement" and "déplacements" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplaçaient vs déplacement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #418,877 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.