dépendants

\de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\

/\de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“dépendants” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,524. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,524
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de dépendant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dependants · dépendants · French

dépendants · rank #19,524 · 17 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,524
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH démocratisati…

Nearest frequency peer: démocratisation (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “dépendants”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “dépendants” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

dépendants vs dépensant
80% similar
dépendants vs descendants
73% similar
dépendants vs dépendant
90% similar

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

Key facts for dépendants
PropertyValue
Headworddépendants
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,524
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “dépendants” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.dépendantsse 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 « démocratisation » (#19,523), « désirée » (#19,525), « démocraties » (#19,522). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around dépendants (IPA \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,524 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Masculin pluriel de dépendant.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for dépendants, with forms such as "ddépendants", "dependants", and "dpéendants". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "dépensant", "descendants", "dépendant", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dépendants, spelled D-É-P-E-N-D-A-N-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de dépendant.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddépendants
  • dependants
  • dpéendants
  • déepndants
  • dépednants
  • dépenadnts
  • dépendannts
  • dépendanst
  • dépendantss
  • dépendantts
  • dépendatns
  • dépenddants
  • dépendnats
  • dépenndants
  • dépnedants
  • déppendants
  • édpendants

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dépendants - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddépendants1dependants1dpéendants2déepndants2dépednants2dépenadnts2dépendannts1dépendanst2
Edit distance from "dépendants"

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 "dépendants"?
"dépendants" is spelled D-É-P-E-N-D-A-N-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\.
What does "dépendants" mean?
As an adjective, "dépendants" means: Masculin pluriel de dépendant.
What words are commonly confused with "dépendants"?
"dépendants" is commonly confused with "dépensant", "descendants", "dépendant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dépendants"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dépendants" is \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dépendants" come from?
"dépendants" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "dépendants". Here's where to go from here.

  • "dépendants" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "dépensant". View pair
  • 17 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #19,524 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse

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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