Which to use
“déborde” and “déborder” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,859
- “déborde” frequency rank
- #18,720
- “déborder” frequency rank
- 34579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déborde | déborder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de déborder. | Dépasser le bord, en parlant notamment des fleuves, des rivières, des étangs, de l’eau en général. |
Where the eye mixes déborde and déborder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déborde runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against déborder's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déborde vs déborder
A purely visual mix-up. déborde (\de.bɔʁd\) and déborder (\de.bɔʁ.de\) 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 extra letter(s) - “déborde” sits inside “déborder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déborde is recorded at frequency rank #15,859, classified as averb, pronounced \de.bɔʁd\. déborder is at rank #18,720, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.bɔʁ.de\.
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 34579, this pair ranks #282,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déborde vs déborder
Shared letters: bdeoré. Private to "déborde": -. Private to "déborder": -.
"déborde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "déborder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déborde" and "déborder" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "déborde" vs "déborder" - 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 "déborde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déborder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déborde" and "déborder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déborde vs débouté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #282,802 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.