Which to use
“déplacer” and “déplacez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,069
- “déplacer” frequency rank
- #37,781
- “déplacez” frequency rank
- 41850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplacer | déplacez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prendre quelque chose ou quelqu’un et le mettre ailleurs. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplacer. |
Same sound, different letters: déplacer vs déplacez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déplacer and déplacez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - déplacer / déplacez
This is the hard kind. déplacer and déplacez are pronounced identically (\de.pla.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “déplacer” becomes z in “déplacez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déplacer is recorded at frequency rank #4,069, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pla.se\. 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 41850, this pair ranks #230,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déplacer vs déplacez
Shared letters: acdelpé. Private to "déplacer": r. Private to "déplacez": z.
"déplacer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "déplacez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déplacer" and "déplacez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déplacer" or "déplacez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplacer" 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 #230,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplacer" and "déplacez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplacera vs déplacez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #230,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.