Which to use
“dégâts” and “dépôts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,228
- “dégâts” frequency rank
- #6,499
- “dépôts” frequency rank
- 10727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégâts | dépôts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dégât. | Pluriel de dépôt. |
Where the eye mixes dégâts and dépôts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dégâts and dépôts follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dégâts vs dépôts
A purely visual mix-up. dégâts (\de.ɡa\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégâts is recorded at frequency rank #4,228, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ɡa\. 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 10727, this pair ranks #411,863 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dégâts vs dépôts
Shared letters: dsté. Private to "dégâts": gâ. Private to "dépôts": pô.
"dégâts" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "dépôts" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dégâts" and "dépôts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dégâts" or "dépôts"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dégâts" and "dépôts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégâts" 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 #411,863 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégâts" and "dépôts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delors vs dépôts". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #411,863 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.