Which to use
“détachées” is an adjective and “détacher” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,862
- “détachées” frequency rank
- #13,369
- “détacher” frequency rank
- 30231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détachées | détacher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de détaché. | Débarrasser d’une tache, de taches. |
Same sound, different letters: détachées vs détacher
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. détachées runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against détacher's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - détachées / détacher
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: détachées and détacher carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ta.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détachées is recorded at frequency rank #16,862, classified as anadj, 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 30231, this pair ranks #311,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of détachées vs détacher
Shared letters: acdehté. Private to "détachées": s. Private to "détacher": r.
"détachées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "détacher" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "détachées" for "détacher" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "détachées" or "détacher" show up more?
After this comparison
"détachées" and "détacher" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "détachées" 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 #311,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détachées" and "détacher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décocher vs détacher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #311,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.