déployéesvsdéployerWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#24,561
“déployées” frequency rank
#11,394
“déployer” frequency rank
35955
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déployées déployer
Definition Féminin pluriel de déployé. Étendre, développer ce qui était ployé.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
déployées
8 ch
déployer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déployées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déployées is recorded at frequency rank #24,561, 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 35955, this pair ranks #273,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of déployées vs déployer

Shared letters: delopyé. Private to "déployées": s. Private to "déployer": r.

"déployées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVVC  ·  "déployer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC

Frequency comparison

déployées#24,561
déployer#11,394

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déployées" and "déployer" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déployées" is an adjective and "déployer" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déployées" or "déployer"?
"déployer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,394 in our French list, against #24,561 for "déployées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déployées vs déployer

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “déployées”; for a verb, it's “déployer”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “déployées” 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