député

\de.py.te\

/\de.py.te\/ noun

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The verdict

“député” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,477
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Envoyé, délégué, par une nation, un peuple pour remplir une mission particulière, ou par des électeurs pour faire partie d’une assemblée.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

député vs doute
50% similar
député vs dette
33% similar
député vs députés
86% similar

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

Key facts for député
PropertyValue
Headworddéputé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.py.te\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,477
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “député” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). député lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around député (IPA \de.py.te\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,477 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for député, with forms such as "ddéputé", "depute", and "dpéuté". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "doute", "dette", "députés", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is député, spelled D-É-P-U-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Envoyé, délégué, par une nation, un peuple pour remplir une mission particulière, ou par des électeurs pour faire partie d’une assemblée.
  2. 2
    Selon les régimes, personne élue comme représentant de la Nation pour faire partie la chambre basse ou unique du parlement ; sous la Cinquième République, membre de l’Assemblée nationale; au Canada, membre de la Chambre des communes ou d'une assemblée législative provinciale ou territoriale.

Synonyms

éluémissairelégatnonceparlementairereprésentant

This word in other languages

deputy(English)diputado(Español)Deputierter(Deutsch)deputado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddéputé
  • depute
  • dpéuté
  • dépputé
  • déptué
  • députté
  • dépuét
  • déupté
  • édputé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddéputé1depute2dpéuté2dépputé1déptué2députté1dépuét2déupté2
Edit distance from "député"

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 "député"?
"député" is spelled D-É-P-U-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \de.py.te\.
What does "député" mean?
As a noun, "député" means: Envoyé, délégué, par une nation, un peuple pour remplir une mission particulière, ou par des électeurs pour faire partie d’une assemblée.
What words are commonly confused with "député"?
"député" is commonly confused with "doute", "dette", "députés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "député"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "député" is \de.py.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "député" come from?
"député" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “député”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-P-U-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.py.te\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “doute” - see the side-by-side comparison. député vs doute
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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