Which to use
“apporte” and “apposée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,406
- “apporte” frequency rank
- #41,124
- “apposée” frequency rank
- 43530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apporte | apposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe apporter. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe apposer. |
Where the eye mixes apporte and apposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: apporte vs apposée
A purely visual mix-up. apporte (\a.pɔʁt\) and apposée (\a.po.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apporte is recorded at frequency rank #2,406, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁt\. apposée is at rank #41,124, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.po.ze\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43530, this pair ranks #217,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apporte vs apposée
Shared letters: aeop. Private to "apporte": rt. Private to "apposée": sé.
"apporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "apposée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- apporte ← apoprte · aporte · apporet · apporrte · apportte · appotre · approte · paporte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apporte" and "apposée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "apporte" vs "apposée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "apporte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apposée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apporte" and "apposée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apposée vs apposer". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #217,375 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.