Which to use
“déportation” and “déportations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,120
- “déportation” frequency rank
- #47,305
- “déportations” frequency rank
- 64425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déportation | déportations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Peine afflictive et infamante qui consiste en une résidence forcée sur un point déterminé en dehors du territoire continental. | Pluriel de déportation. |
Same sound, different letters: déportation vs déportations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - déportation / déportations
This is the hard kind. déportation and déportations are pronounced identically (\de.pɔʁ.ta.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “déportation” sits inside “déportations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déportation is recorded at frequency rank #17,120, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.pɔʁ.ta.sjɔ̃\. déportations is at rank #47,305, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.pɔʁ.ta.sjɔ̃\.
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 64425, this pair ranks #77,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déportation vs déportations
Shared letters: adinoprté. Private to "déportation": -. Private to "déportations": s.
"déportation" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC · "déportations" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déportation" for "déportations" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déportation" or "déportations"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "déportation" / "déportations". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "déportation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déportations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,145 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déportation" and "déportations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déformations vs déportations". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,145 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.