Which to use
“déployé” and “déployée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,664
- “déployé” frequency rank
- #21,300
- “déployée” frequency rank
- 35964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déployé | déployée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déplié, étendu, étalé. | Féminin singulier de déployé. |
Letter map: déployé vs déployée
Shared letters muted; letters that set déployé and déployée apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. déployé runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against déployée's 8 (CVCCVVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - déployé / déployée
déployé and déployée are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “déployé” sits inside “déployée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déployé is recorded at frequency rank #14,664, classified as anadj. déployée is at rank #21,300, tagged as anadj, 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 35964, this pair ranks #272,940 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déployé vs déployée
Shared letters: dlopyé. Private to "déployé": -. Private to "déployée": e.
"déployé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "déployée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déployé" and "déployée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "déployé" vs "déployée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "déployé" and "déployée".
- Full dictionary entry for "déployé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déployée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,940 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déployé" and "déployée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déployée vs déployées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #272,940 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.