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. |
Same sound, different letters: dérange vs dérangent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. dérange runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against dérangent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: dérange vs dérangent
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dérange" and "dérangent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dérange" or "dérangent"?
After this comparison
"dérange" and "dérangent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dérange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérangent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,693 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérange" and "dérangent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dérangée vs dérangent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #310,693 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.