Which to use
“décote” and “dépôts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,242
- “décote” frequency rank
- #6,499
- “dépôts” frequency rank
- 47741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décote | dépôts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réduction de la cote, baisse de la valeur. | Pluriel de dépôt. |
Where the eye mixes décote and dépôts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. décote (CVCVCV) and dépôts (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses décote with dépôts
A purely visual mix-up. décote (\de.kɔt\) and dépôts (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47741, 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\. dépôts is at rank #6,499, 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 47741, this pair ranks #184,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décote vs dépôts
Shared letters: dté. Private to "décote": ceo. Private to "dépôts": psô.
"décote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dépôts" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décote" for "dépôts" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "décote" or "dépôts" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépôts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décote" and "dépôts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décote". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #184,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.