Which to use
“détachent” and “détacher” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,389
- “détachent” frequency rank
- #13,369
- “détacher” frequency rank
- 45758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détachent | détacher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de détacher. | Débarrasser d’une tache, de taches. |
Where the eye mixes détachent and détacher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. détachent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against détacher's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses détachent with détacher
A purely visual mix-up. détachent (\de.taʃ\) and détacher (\de.ta.ʃe\) 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 45758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détachent is recorded at frequency rank #32,389, classified as averb, pronounced \de.taʃ\. 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 45758, this pair ranks #200,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of détachent vs détacher
Shared letters: acdehté. Private to "détachent": n. Private to "détacher": r.
"détachent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "détacher" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "détachent" and "détacher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "détachent" or "détacher" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "détachent" and "détacher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "détachent" 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 #200,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détachent" and "détacher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détachent vs détectent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,259 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.