dépassées

\de.pa.se\

/\de.pa.se\/ adj

The verdict

“dépassées” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,580. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,580
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Féminin pluriel de dépassé.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

dépassées vs dépasser
78% similar
dépassées vs déposées
78% similar
dépassées vs dépasses
89% similar

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

Key facts for dépassées
PropertyValue
Headworddépassées
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.pa.se\
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,580
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dépassées” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dépassées lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around dépassées (IPA \de.pa.se\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,580 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin pluriel de dépassé.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dépassées, with forms such as "ddépassées", "depassees", and "dpéassées". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "dépasser", "déposées", "dépasses", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dépassées, spelled D-É-P-A-S-S-É-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin pluriel de dépassé.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddépassées
  • depassees
  • dpéassées
  • déapssées
  • dépasseés
  • dépasséess
  • dépassése
  • dépasées
  • dépaséses
  • déppassées
  • dépsasées
  • édpassées

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dépassées - 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.

ddépassées1depassees2dpéassées2déapssées2dépasseés2dépasséess1dépassése2dépasées1
Edit distance from "dépassées"

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 "dépassées"?
"dépassées" is spelled D-É-P-A-S-S-É-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.pa.se\.
What does "dépassées" mean?
As an adjective, "dépassées" means: Féminin pluriel de dépassé.
What words are commonly confused with "dépassées"?
"dépassées" is commonly confused with "dépasser", "déposées", "dépasses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dépassées"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dépassées" is \de.pa.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dépassées" come from?
"dépassées" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “dépassées”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-P-A-S-S-É-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.pa.se\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “dépasser” - see the side-by-side comparison. dépassées vs dépasser
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list