Which to use
“détachée” is a noun and “détacher” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,270
- “détachée” frequency rank
- #13,369
- “détacher” frequency rank
- 32639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détachée | détacher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme exerçant une fonction de détaché. | Débarrasser d’une tache, de taches. |
Same sound, different letters: détachée vs détacher
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. détachée (CVCVCCVV) and détacher (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - détachée and détacher
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: détachée and détacher carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ta.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, 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 32639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détachée is recorded at frequency rank #19,270, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ta.ʃe\. détacher is at rank #13,369, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ta.ʃe\.
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 32639, this pair ranks #295,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of détachée vs détacher
Shared letters: acdehté. Private to "détachée": -. Private to "détacher": r.
"détachée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "détacher" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"détachée" and "détacher" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "détachée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détacher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,967 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détachée" and "détacher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décocher vs détacher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #295,967 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.