Which to use
“délaissées” and “dépassées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,045
- “délaissées” frequency rank
- #30,580
- “dépassées” frequency rank
- 79625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délaissées | dépassées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de délaissé. | Féminin pluriel de dépassé. |
Where the eye mixes délaissées and dépassées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. délaissées runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVVC) against dépassées's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between délaissées and dépassées
A purely visual mix-up. délaissées (\de.lɛ.se\) and dépassées (\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 79625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délaissées is recorded at frequency rank #49,045, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.lɛ.se\. dépassées is at rank #30,580, 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 79625, this pair ranks #22,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délaissées vs dépassées
Shared letters: adesé. Private to "délaissées": il. Private to "dépassées": p.
"délaissées" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVVC · "dépassées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délaissées" and "dépassées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "délaissées" or "dépassées"?
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 "délaissées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépassées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délaissées" and "dépassées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délaissée vs délaissées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #22,830 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.