déployéevsdéployerWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: déployée is a adjective, déployer is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“déployée” is an adjective and “déployer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,300
“déployée” frequency rank
#11,394
“déployer” frequency rank
32694
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déployée déployer
Definition Féminin singulier de déployé. Étendre, développer ce qui était ployé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déployée and déployer apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
déployée
8 ch
déployer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déployée and déployer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.plwa.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déployée is recorded at frequency rank #21,300, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.plwa.je\. 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 32694, this pair ranks #295,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of déployée vs déployer

Shared letters: delopyé. Private to "déployée": -. Private to "déployer": r.

"déployée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVV  ·  "déployer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC

Frequency comparison

déployée#21,300
déployer#11,394

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déployée" and "déployer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déployée" is an adjective and "déployer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déployée" or "déployer"?
"déployer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,394 in our French list, against #21,300 for "déployée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déployée vs déployer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “déployée”; for a verb, it's “déployer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “déployée” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list