Which to use
“déborder” and “déporter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,720
- “déborder” frequency rank
- #40,229
- “déporter” frequency rank
- 58949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déborder | déporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dépasser le bord, en parlant notamment des fleuves, des rivières, des étangs, de l’eau en général. | Punir de la peine de la déportation, exiler. |
Where the eye mixes déborder and déporter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déborder and déporter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses déborder with déporter
A purely visual mix-up. déborder (\de.bɔʁ.de\) and déporter (\de.pɔʁ.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déborder is recorded at frequency rank #18,720, classified as averb, pronounced \de.bɔʁ.de\. déporter is at rank #40,229, tagged as averb, 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 58949, this pair ranks #105,972 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déborder vs déporter
Shared letters: deoré. Private to "déborder": b. Private to "déporter": pt.
"déborder" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "déporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déborder" and "déporter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déborder" or "déporter" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déborder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déporter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,972 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déborder" and "déporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déportée vs déporter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #105,972 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.