Which to use
“débordant” is an adjective and “débordent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,571
- “débordant” frequency rank
- #31,454
- “débordent” frequency rank
- 62025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débordant | débordent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui déborde, qui sort de ses limites habituelles ou obligées. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déborder. |
Letter map: débordant vs débordent
Shared letters muted; letters that set débordant and débordent apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. débordant and débordent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - débordant and débordent
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: débordant is anadjective and débordentaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “débordant” becomes e in “débordent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débordant is recorded at frequency rank #30,571, classified as anadj. débordent is at rank #31,454, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.bɔʁd\.
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 62025, this pair ranks #89,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débordant vs débordent
Shared letters: bdnorté. Private to "débordant": a. Private to "débordent": e.
"débordant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "débordent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "débordant" and "débordent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "débordant" or "débordent" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "débordant" vs "débordent" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "débordant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "débordent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #89,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débordant" and "débordent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débordent vs déforment". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #89,243 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.