Which to use
“déplacent” and “déplaisent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,251
- “déplacent” frequency rank
- #47,857
- “déplaisent” frequency rank
- 62108
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacent | déplaisent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplacer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplaire. |
Where the eye mixes déplacent and déplaisent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. déplacent runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against déplaisent's 10 (CVCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déplacent vs déplaisent
A purely visual mix-up. déplacent (\de.plas\) and déplaisent (\de.plɛz\) 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 62108, 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\. déplaisent is at rank #47,857, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.plɛz\.
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 62108, this pair ranks #88,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déplacent vs déplaisent
Shared letters: adelnpté. Private to "déplacent": c. Private to "déplaisent": is.
"déplacent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "déplaisent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déplacent" and "déplaisent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déplacent" or "déplaisent" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "déplaisent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,784 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacent" and "déplaisent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplaisant vs déplaisent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #88,784 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.