Which to use
“décote” and “dépôt” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,242
- “décote” frequency rank
- #3,136
- “dépôt” frequency rank
- 44378
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décote | dépôt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réduction de la cote, baisse de la valeur. | Action de déposer, de placer une chose en quelque endroit, ou de remettre, de confier une chose à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes décote and dépôt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. décote runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dépôt's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décote and dépôt
A purely visual mix-up. décote (\de.kɔt\) and dépôt (\de.po\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44378, 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\. dépôt is at rank #3,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.po\.
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 44378, this pair ranks #210,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décote vs dépôt
Shared letters: dté. Private to "décote": ceo. Private to "dépôt": pô.
"décote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dépôt" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décote" and "dépôt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décote" or "dépôt" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décote" and "dépôt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépôt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décote" and "dépôt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décote". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #210,884 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.