déposer les armes

\de.po.ze lɛ.z‿aʁm\

/\de.po.ze lɛ.z‿aʁm\/ verb

The verdict

“déposer les armes” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se rendre pour arrêter le combat.

Key facts for déposer les armes
PropertyValue
Headworddéposer les armes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.po.ze lɛ.z‿aʁm\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “déposer les armes” sits in French frequency

déposer les armes falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

déposer les armes is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \de.po.ze lɛ.z‿aʁm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Se rendre pour arrêter le combat.".

Zero misspellings are on record for déposer les armes in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is déposer les armes, spelled D-É-P-O-S-E-R- -L-E-S- -A-R-M-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se rendre pour arrêter le combat.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "déposer les armes"?
"déposer les armes" is spelled D-É-P-O-S-E-R- -L-E-S- -A-R-M-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.po.ze lɛ.z‿aʁm\.
What does "déposer les armes" mean?
As a verb, "déposer les armes" means: Se rendre pour arrêter le combat.
How do you pronounce "déposer les armes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "déposer les armes" is \de.po.ze lɛ.z‿aʁm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "déposer les armes" come from?
"déposer les armes" 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 “déposer les armes”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-P-O-S-E-R- -L-E-S- -A-R-M-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.po.ze lɛ.z‿aʁm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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