Which to use
“dérange” is a verb and “dérangée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,674
- “dérange” frequency rank
- #38,770
- “dérangée” frequency rank
- 42444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérange | dérangée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déranger. | Féminin singulier de dérangé. |
Where the eye mixes dérange and dérangée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dérange runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against dérangée's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dérange with dérangée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dérange is \de.ʁɑ̃ʒ\ while dérangée is \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dérange is recorded at frequency rank #3,674, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʁɑ̃ʒ\. dérangée is at rank #38,770, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\.
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 42444, this pair ranks #225,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dérange vs dérangée
Shared letters: adegnré. Private to "dérange": -. Private to "dérangée": -.
"dérange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dérangée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dérange" and "dérangée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dérange" or "dérangée"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dérange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérangée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,557 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérange" and "dérangée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démange vs dérangée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #225,557 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.