Which to use
“déploie” and “déployer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,367
- “déploie” frequency rank
- #11,394
- “déployer” frequency rank
- 24761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déploie | déployer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déployer. | Étendre, développer ce qui était ployé. |
Where the eye mixes déploie and déployer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déploie runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against déployer's 8 (CVCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déploie and déployer
A purely visual mix-up. déploie (\de.plwa\) and déployer (\de.plwa.je\) 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 24761, 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\. déployer is at rank #11,394, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.plwa.je\.
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 24761, this pair ranks #344,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déploie vs déployer
Shared letters: delopé. Private to "déploie": i. Private to "déployer": ry.
"déploie" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "déployer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déploie" and "déployer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déploie" vs "déployer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déploie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déployer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,777 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déploie" and "déployer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déblayer vs déployer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #344,777 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.