Which to use
“déplacent” and “déplacez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,251
- “déplacent” frequency rank
- #37,781
- “déplacez” frequency rank
- 52032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacent | déplacez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplacer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplacer. |
Where the eye mixes déplacent and déplacez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déplacent runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against déplacez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déplacent and déplacez
A purely visual mix-up. déplacent (\de.plas\) and déplacez (\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 52032, 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\. 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 52032, this pair ranks #150,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déplacent vs déplacez
Shared letters: acdelpé. Private to "déplacent": nt. Private to "déplacez": z.
"déplacent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "déplacez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déplacent" and "déplacez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "déplacent" vs "déplacez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacent" and "déplacez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplacera vs déplacez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #150,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.