Which to use
“désarmer” is a verb and “désarmés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,951
- “désarmer” frequency rank
- #36,821
- “désarmés” frequency rank
- 61772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | désarmer | désarmés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Débarrasser (quelqu'un) de son armure. | Masculin pluriel de désarmé. |
Same sound, different letters: désarmer vs désarmés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. désarmer and désarmés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: désarmer vs désarmés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: désarmer and désarmés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.zaʁ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 61772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
désarmer is recorded at frequency rank #24,951, classified as averb, pronounced \de.zaʁ.me\. désarmés is at rank #36,821, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.zaʁ.me\.
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 61772, this pair ranks #90,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of désarmer vs désarmés
Shared letters: admrsé. Private to "désarmer": e. Private to "désarmés": -.
"désarmer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "désarmés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "désarmer" and "désarmés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "désarmer" or "désarmés"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "désarmer" / "désarmés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "désarmer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "désarmés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "désarmer" and "désarmés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "désarmés vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #90,524 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.