Which to use
“dérangeait” and “dérangent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,138
- “dérangeait” frequency rank
- #26,706
- “dérangent” frequency rank
- 56844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérangeait | dérangent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de déranger. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déranger. |
Where the eye mixes dérangeait and dérangent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. dérangeait runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVVC) against dérangent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dérangeait with dérangent
A purely visual mix-up. dérangeait (\de.ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ\) and dérangent (\de.ʁɑ̃ʒ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dérangeait is recorded at frequency rank #30,138, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ\. 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 56844, this pair ranks #118,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dérangeait vs dérangent
Shared letters: adegnrté. Private to "dérangeait": i. Private to "dérangent": -.
"dérangeait" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVVC · "dérangent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dérangeait" for "dérangent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dérangeait" or "dérangent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dérangeait" 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 #118,563 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérangeait" and "dérangent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dérangeait vs dérangeante". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #118,563 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.