Which to use
“dérangent” and “déranger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,706
- “dérangent” frequency rank
- #9,650
- “déranger” frequency rank
- 36356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dérangent | déranger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel 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 dérangent and déranger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dérangent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against déranger's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dérangent with déranger
A purely visual mix-up. dérangent (\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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dérangent is recorded at frequency rank #26,706, 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 36356, this pair ranks #270,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dérangent vs déranger
Shared letters: adegnré. Private to "dérangent": t. Private to "déranger": -.
"dérangent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "déranger" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dérangent" for "déranger" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dérangent" vs "déranger" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dérangent" 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 #270,185 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dérangent" and "déranger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dérangée vs dérangent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #270,185 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.