dépends

\de.pɑ̃\

/\de.pɑ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“dépends” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,416
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de dépendre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-depends · dépends · French

dépends · rank #27,416 · 12 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,416
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH démentir

Nearest frequency peer: démentir (-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 « dépends »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « dépends » 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).

dépends vs dépens
86% similar
dépends vs détend
71% similar
dépends vs devenus
57% similar

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

Key facts for dépends
PropertyValue
Headworddépends
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.pɑ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,416
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dépends »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « démentir » (#27,415), « déploient » (#27,417), « défavorisées » (#27,414). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dépends » est au #27,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around dépends (IPA \de.pɑ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #27,416 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dépends, with forms such as "ddépends", "depends", and "dpéends". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "dépens", "détend", "devenus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is dépends, spelled D-É-P-E-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de dépendre.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de dépendre.
  3. 3
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de dépendre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddépends
  • depends
  • dpéends
  • déepnds
  • dépedns
  • dépendds
  • dépendss
  • dépennds
  • dépensd
  • dépneds
  • déppends
  • édpends

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddépends1depends1dpéends2déepnds2dépedns2dépendds1dépendss1dépennds1
Edit distance from "dépends"

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 "dépends"?
"dépends" is spelled D-É-P-E-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.pɑ̃\.
What does "dépends" mean?
As a verb, "dépends" means: Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de dépendre.
What words are commonly confused with "dépends"?
"dépends" is commonly confused with "dépens", "détend", "devenus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dépends"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dépends" is \de.pɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dépends" come from?
"dépends" 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 "dépends", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dumping#27,411doucher#27,410Enghien#27,425foireux#27,439

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

détendue12 variantsdivorcée12 variantsentraves12 variantsdisposée12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list