Which to use
“déplaisent” and “déploient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,857
- “déplaisent” frequency rank
- #27,417
- “déploient” frequency rank
- 75274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplaisent | déploient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplaire. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déployer. |
Where the eye mixes déplaisent and déploient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. déplaisent runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCC) against déploient's 9 (CVCCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déplaisent with déploient
A purely visual mix-up. déplaisent (\de.plɛz\) and déploient (\de.plwa\) 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 75274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déplaisent is recorded at frequency rank #47,857, classified as averb, pronounced \de.plɛz\. déploient is at rank #27,417, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.plwa\.
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 75274, this pair ranks #34,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déplaisent vs déploient
Shared letters: deilnpté. Private to "déplaisent": as. Private to "déploient": o.
"déplaisent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCC · "déploient" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déplaisent" and "déploient" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déplaisent" or "déploient" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déplaisent" and "déploient" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplaisent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déploient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplaisent" and "déploient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplaisant vs déplaisent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,587 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.