Which to use
“dérangée” is an adjective and “déranger” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,770
- “dérangée” frequency rank
- #9,650
- “déranger” frequency rank
- 48420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérangée | déranger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dérangé. | Ôter une chose de son rang, de sa place ; mettre en désordre ce qui était arrangé. |
Same sound, different letters: dérangée vs déranger
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. dérangée (CVCVCCVV) and déranger (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - dérangée / déranger
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dérangée and déranger carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48420, 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\. 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 48420, this pair ranks #179,092 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dérangée vs déranger
Shared letters: adegnré. Private to "dérangée": -. Private to "déranger": -.
"dérangée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "déranger" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dérangée" and "déranger" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dérangée" vs "déranger" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"dérangée" and "déranger" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dérangée" 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 #179,092 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérangée" and "déranger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démange vs dérangée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #179,092 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.