Which to use
“déplacent” and “déplacer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,251
- “déplacent” frequency rank
- #4,069
- “déplacer” frequency rank
- 18320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacent | déplacer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplacer. | Prendre quelque chose ou quelqu’un et le mettre ailleurs. |
Where the eye mixes déplacent and déplacer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déplacent runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against déplacer's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déplacent and déplacer
A purely visual mix-up. déplacent (\de.plas\) and déplacer (\de.pla.se\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déplacent is recorded at frequency rank #14,251, classified as averb, pronounced \de.plas\. déplacer is at rank #4,069, 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 18320, this pair ranks #378,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déplacent vs déplacer
Shared letters: acdelpé. Private to "déplacent": nt. Private to "déplacer": r.
"déplacent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "déplacer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déplacent" and "déplacer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "déplacent" or "déplacer"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacent" and "déplacer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplacent vs déplacera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #378,920 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.