dérangeait vs dérangerait, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#30,138
“dérangeait” frequency rank: #29,746
“dérangerait” frequency rank: 59884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dérangeait	dérangerait
Definition	Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de déranger.	Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de déranger.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dérangeait and dérangerait apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch

dérangeait

11 ch

dérangerait

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. dérangeait (\de.ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ\) and dérangerait (\de.ʁɑ̃.ʒə.ʁɛ\) 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 59884, 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\. dérangerait is at rank #29,746, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒə.ʁɛ\.

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 59884, this pair ranks #100,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dérangeait vs dérangerait

Shared letters: adeginrté. Private to "dérangeait": -. Private to "dérangerait": -.

"dérangeait" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVVC · "dérangerait" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

dérangeait#30,138

dérangerait#29,746

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dérangeait" and "dérangerait" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\de.ʁɑ̃.ʒɛ\ versus \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒə.ʁɛ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "dérangeait" or "dérangerait"?

"dérangerait" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,746 in our French list, against #30,138 for "dérangeait". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dérangeait vs dérangerait

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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