Which to use
“apportée” and “apposée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,317
- “apportée” frequency rank
- #41,124
- “apposée” frequency rank
- 54441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | apportée | apposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe apporter. | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe apposer. |
Where the eye mixes apportée and apposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. apportée runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVV) against apposée's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses apportée with apposée
A purely visual mix-up. apportée (\a.pɔʁ.te\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
apportée is recorded at frequency rank #13,317, classified as averb, pronounced \a.pɔʁ.te\. 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 54441, this pair ranks #134,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of apportée vs apposée
Shared letters: aeopé. Private to "apportée": rt. Private to "apposée": s.
"apportée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "apposée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "apportée" and "apposée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "apportée" or "apposée"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "apportée" 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 #134,043 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "apportée" and "apposée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "apposée vs apposer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #134,043 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.