Which to use
“déplore” and “déplorent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,162
- “déplore” frequency rank
- #36,818
- “déplorent” frequency rank
- 49980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déplore | déplorent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déplorer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déplorer. |
Same sound, different letters: déplore vs déplorent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déplore runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against déplorent's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: déplore vs déplorent
This is the hard kind. déplore and déplorent are pronounced identically (\de.plɔʁ\) 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) - “déplore” sits inside “déplorent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déplore is recorded at frequency rank #13,162, classified as averb, pronounced \de.plɔʁ\. déplorent is at rank #36,818, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.plɔʁ\.
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 49980, this pair ranks #166,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déplore vs déplorent
Shared letters: delopré. Private to "déplore": -. Private to "déplorent": nt.
"déplore" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "déplorent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déplore" and "déplorent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déplore" vs "déplorent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "déplore" / "déplorent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "déplore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplorent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déplore" and "déplorent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorent vs déplorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #166,277 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.