Which to use
“dart” and “départ” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,097
- “dart” frequency rank
- #769
- “départ” frequency rank
- 46866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dart | départ |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de papier de pâte grise. | Moment précis de l'action de partir. |
Where the eye mixes dart and départ
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dart runs 4 letters (CVCC) against départ's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dart with départ
A purely visual mix-up. dart (\daʁ\) and départ (\de.paʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dart is recorded at frequency rank #46,097, classified as anoun, pronounced \daʁ\. départ is at rank #769, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.paʁ\.
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 46866, this pair ranks #191,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dart vs départ
Shared letters: adrt. Private to "dart": -. Private to "départ": pé.
"dart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "départ" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dart ← adrt · darrt · dartt · datr · ddart · drat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dart" for "départ" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dart" or "départ"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dart" and "départ" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "départ" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,439 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dart" and "départ" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dart vs dust". 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 #191,439 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.