dérange vs dérangent, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“dérange” and “dérangent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,674
“dérange” frequency rank: #26,706
“dérangent” frequency rank: 30380
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dérange	dérangent
Definition	Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déranger.	Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déranger.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch

dérange

9 ch

dérangent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. dérange and dérangent are pronounced identically (\de.ʁɑ̃ʒ\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dérange” sits inside “dérangent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30380, 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\. dérangent is at rank #26,706, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁɑ̃ʒ\.

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 30380, this pair ranks #310,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dérange vs dérangent

Shared letters: adegnré. Private to "dérange": -. Private to "dérangent": t.

"dérange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dérangent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Frequency comparison

dérange#3,674

dérangent#26,706

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dérange" and "dérangent" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\de.ʁɑ̃ʒ\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "dérange" or "dérangent"?

"dérange" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,674 in our French list, against #26,706 for "dérangent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dérange vs dérangent

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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