Which to use
“déborde” is a verb and “déporté” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,859
- “déborde” frequency rank
- #24,562
- “déporté” frequency rank
- 40421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déborde | déporté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de déborder. | Qui a été envoyé en déportation dans un endroit inhospitalier, dont il ne revient généralement pas. |
Where the eye mixes déborde and déporté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déborde and déporté follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses déborde with déporté
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déborde is \de.bɔʁd\ while déporté is \de.pɔʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40421, 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\. déporté is at rank #24,562, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.pɔʁ.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 40421, this pair ranks #240,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déborde vs déporté
Shared letters: doré. Private to "déborde": be. Private to "déporté": pt.
"déborde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "déporté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déborde" and "déporté" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "déborde" vs "déporté" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "déporté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déborde" and "déporté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déporté vs déportée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #240,641 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.