Which to use
“débiter” and “dépister” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,810
- “débiter” frequency rank
- #35,481
- “dépister” frequency rank
- 72291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débiter | dépister |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vendre d’une façon continue, répétée, surtout au détail. | Découvrir un animal qu’on chasse en suivant ses traces. |
Where the eye mixes débiter and dépister
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. débiter runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against dépister's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: débiter vs dépister
A purely visual mix-up. débiter (\de.bi.te\) and dépister (\de.pis.te\) 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 72291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débiter is recorded at frequency rank #36,810, classified as averb, pronounced \de.bi.te\. dépister is at rank #35,481, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pis.te\.
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 72291, this pair ranks #44,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débiter vs dépister
Shared letters: deirté. Private to "débiter": b. Private to "dépister": ps.
"débiter" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dépister" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "débiter" and "dépister" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "débiter" vs "dépister" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "débiter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépister" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,508 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débiter" and "dépister" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débiter vs désister". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #44,508 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.