départ

\de.paʁ\

/\de.paʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“départ” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #769. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#769
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Moment précis de l'action de partir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-depart · départ · French

départ · rank #769 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #769
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dimanche

Nearest frequency peer: dimanche (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « départ »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « départ » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

départ vs dépôt
67% similar
départ vs dépit
67% similar
départ vs devant
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for départ
PropertyValue
Headworddépart
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.paʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#769
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « départ »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).départse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « dimanche » (#768), « différentes » (#767), « lit » (#771). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « départ » est au #769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around départ (IPA \de.paʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #769 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for départ, with forms such as "ddépart", "depart", and "dpéart". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "dépôt", "dépit", "devant", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is départ, spelled D-É-P-A-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moment précis de l'action de partir.
  2. 2
    Action de quitter, de sortir, de partir.
  3. 3
    Démission.
  4. 4
    Décès.
  5. 5
    Action de démarrer.
  6. 6
    Début.
  7. 7
    Source, origine.
  8. 8
    Début.
  9. 9
    Sortie d’un projectile hors de l’instrument qui le lance, sous l’action d’un agent de propulsion.
  10. 10
    Lancement.
  11. 11
    Lieu début, provenance.
  12. 12
    Action de départager.
  13. 13
    Opération faite par le départeur et qui consiste à purifier les métaux précieux.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how départ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le lendemain, il faut nous séparer d'hôtes qui pour nous sont devenus des amis. "Le noir corbeau du départ croasse, comme dit le proverbe persan, sur nos têtes". Mais le souvenir de notre séjour à Upsal et de l'hospitalité que nous y avons reçue ne s'effacera pas dans nos cœurs.
  2. Il y a là un mouvement considérable, toute l’animation des départs et des arrivages. Bakou est le port le plus fréquenté et le plus sûr de la Caspienne.

Synonyms

absenceallumageamontamorcecommencementcoup d'envoidébutdécèsdécollagedémarragedémissiondifférencedisparitionémigrationenvolexilexodelancementmortnaissancepartanceorigineprovenance

Antonyms

aboutissementarrivéeatterrissageavènementbutconsommationdestinationfinimmigrationissuerésultatretourtermevenue

This word in other languages

start(English)salida(Español)Abmarsch(Deutsch)partida(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddépart
  • depart
  • dpéart
  • déaprt
  • déparrt
  • départt
  • dépatr
  • déppart
  • déprat
  • édpart

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of départ - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddépart1depart1dpéart2déaprt2déparrt1départt1dépatr2déppart1
Edit distance from "départ"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "départ"?
"départ" is spelled D-É-P-A-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.paʁ\.
What does "départ" mean?
As a noun, "départ" means: Moment précis de l'action de partir.
What words are commonly confused with "départ"?
"départ" is commonly confused with "dépôt", "dépit", "devant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "départ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "départ" is \de.paʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "départ" come from?
"départ" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "départ", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

réalité10 variantsacheter10 variantsattendre10 variantsdevenir10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list