Which to use
“dérange” and “déranger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,674
- “dérange” frequency rank
- #9,650
- “déranger” frequency rank
- 13324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérange | déranger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déranger. | Ôter une chose de son rang, de sa place ; mettre en désordre ce qui était arrangé. |
Where the eye mixes dérange and déranger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dérange runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against déranger's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dérange and déranger
A purely visual mix-up. dérange (\de.ʁɑ̃ʒ\) and déranger (\de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dérange” sits inside “déranger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13324, 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\. déranger is at rank #9,650, tagged as averb, 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 13324, this pair ranks #401,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dérange vs déranger
Shared letters: adegnré. Private to "dérange": -. Private to "déranger": -.
"dérange" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "déranger" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dérange" and "déranger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dérange" or "déranger"?
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 "déranger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,477 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérange" and "déranger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démange vs déranger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #401,477 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.