Which to use
“décote” and “dépose” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,242
- “décote” frequency rank
- #7,431
- “dépose” frequency rank
- 48673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décote | dépose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réduction de la cote, baisse de la valeur. | Action d’enlever ce qui était posé. |
Where the eye mixes décote and dépose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. décote and dépose follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between décote and dépose
A purely visual mix-up. décote (\de.kɔt\) and dépose (\de.poz\) 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 48673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décote is recorded at frequency rank #41,242, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔt\. dépose is at rank #7,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.poz\.
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 48673, this pair ranks #176,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décote vs dépose
Shared letters: deoé. Private to "décote": ct. Private to "dépose": ps.
"décote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dépose" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décote" and "dépose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décote" or "dépose" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décote" and "dépose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décote". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #176,926 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.