Which to use
“dérangée” is an adjective and “dérangent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,770
- “dérangée” frequency rank
- #26,706
- “dérangent” frequency rank
- 65476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérangée | dérangent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dérangé. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déranger. |
Where the eye mixes dérangée and dérangent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dérangée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against dérangent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dérangée and dérangent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dérangée is \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\ while dérangent is \de.ʁɑ̃ʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dérangée is recorded at frequency rank #38,770, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. 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 65476, this pair ranks #72,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dérangée vs dérangent
Shared letters: adegnré. Private to "dérangée": -. Private to "dérangent": t.
"dérangée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "dérangent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dérangée" for "dérangent" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dérangée" or "dérangent" show up more?
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 "dérangée" 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 #72,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérangée" and "dérangent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démange vs dérangée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,175 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.