Which to use
“déploie” and “déploient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,367
- “déploie” frequency rank
- #27,417
- “déploient” frequency rank
- 40784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déploie | déploient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déployer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déployer. |
Same sound, different letters: déploie vs déploient
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déploie runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against déploient's 9 (CVCCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: déploie vs déploient
This is the hard kind. déploie and déploient are pronounced identically (\de.plwa\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “déploie” sits inside “déploient”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déploie is recorded at frequency rank #13,367, classified as averb, pronounced \de.plwa\. 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 40784, this pair ranks #237,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déploie vs déploient
Shared letters: deilopé. Private to "déploie": -. Private to "déploient": nt.
"déploie" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "déploient" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déploie" for "déploient" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déploie" or "déploient" 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 "déploie" 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 #237,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déploie" and "déploient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplaisent vs déploient". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #237,915 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.