Which to use
“dép” and “dépit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,754
- “dép” frequency rank
- #4,666
- “dépit” frequency rank
- 46420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dép | dépit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dépanneur. | Irritation causée par un froissement d’amour-propre, aigreur suite à la déception, à l'amertume, au sentiment de rancœur plus ou moins tenace, difficile à avouer. |
Where the eye mixes dép and dépit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dép runs 3 letters (CVC) against dépit's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dép with dépit
A purely visual mix-up. dép (\dɛp\) and dépit (\de.pi\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dép” sits inside “dépit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dép is recorded at frequency rank #41,754, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛp\. dépit is at rank #4,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.pi\.
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 46420, this pair ranks #195,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dép vs dépit
Shared letters: dpé. Private to "dép": -. Private to "dépit": it.
"dép" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dépit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dép" and "dépit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dép" vs "dépit" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dép" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dép" and "dépit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs dép". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #195,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.