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. |
Same sound, different letters: déployée vs déployer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déployée (CVCCVVVV) and déployer (CVCCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - déployée / déployer
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déployée" for "déployer" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déployée" or "déployer" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déployée" 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 #295,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déployée" and "déployer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déblayer vs déployer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #295,558 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.