déponent
\de.pɔ.nɑ̃\
The verdict
“déponent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui, bien qu’ayant la forme passive, a la signification active.
Corpus desk
Index FR-deponent · déponent · French
déponent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | déponent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \de.pɔ.nɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « déponent » en français
Rare enough to double-check
déponent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \de.pɔ.nɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui, bien qu’ayant la forme passive, a la signification active.".
Zero misspellings are on record for déponent in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is déponent, spelled D-É-P-O-N-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui, bien qu’ayant la forme passive, a la signification active.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how déponent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Verbe déponent.
Conjugaison déponente.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.