Which to use
“délaissée” and “dépassée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,385
- “délaissée” frequency rank
- #16,606
- “dépassée” frequency rank
- 48991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délaissée | dépassée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de délaissé. | Féminin singulier de dépassé. |
Where the eye mixes délaissée and dépassée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. délaissée runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVV) against dépassée's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: délaissée vs dépassée
A purely visual mix-up. délaissée (\de.lɛ.se\) and dépassée (\de.pa.se\) 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 48991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délaissée is recorded at frequency rank #32,385, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.lɛ.se\. dépassée is at rank #16,606, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.pa.se\.
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 48991, this pair ranks #174,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délaissée vs dépassée
Shared letters: adesé. Private to "délaissée": il. Private to "dépassée": p.
"délaissée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVV · "dépassée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délaissée" and "dépassée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "délaissée" vs "dépassée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "délaissée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépassée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délaissée" and "dépassée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délaissée vs délaissées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #174,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.