Which to use
“départir” and “déporter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,659
- “départir” frequency rank
- #40,229
- “déporter” frequency rank
- 73888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | départir | déporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Séparer. | Punir de la peine de la déportation, exiler. |
Where the eye mixes départir and déporter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses départir with déporter
A purely visual mix-up. départir (\de.paʁ.tiʁ\) and déporter (\de.pɔʁ.te\) 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 73888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
départir is recorded at frequency rank #33,659, classified as averb, pronounced \de.paʁ.tiʁ\. déporter is at rank #40,229, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɔʁ.te\.
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 73888, this pair ranks #38,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of départir vs déporter
Shared letters: dprté. Private to "départir": ai. Private to "déporter": eo.
"départir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "déporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "départir" and "déporter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "départir" vs "déporter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "départir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déporter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,959 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "départir" and "déporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déportée vs déporter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,959 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.