dépens
French, noun/de.pɑ̃/
dépens is spelled D-É-P-E-N-S (6 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written French, the 9,289th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dépens is a French masculine noun meaning “costs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ce qu’on dépense”.
What does dépens mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecosts
- 2
masculineexpense
aux dépens de quelqu'un
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce qu’on dépense. 2. Frais que la poursuite d’un procès occasionne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce dépens?
- /de.pɑ̃/
- \de.pɑ̃\
- [de.pɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is dépens in French?
dépens appears 6.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).