Which to use
“départs” and “dépôts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,158
- “départs” frequency rank
- #6,499
- “dépôts” frequency rank
- 15657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | départs | dépôts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de départ. | Pluriel de dépôt. |
Where the eye mixes départs and dépôts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. départs runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against dépôts's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between départs and dépôts
A purely visual mix-up. départs (\de.paʁ\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
départs is recorded at frequency rank #9,158, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.paʁ\. 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 15657, this pair ranks #391,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of départs vs dépôts
Shared letters: dpsté. Private to "départs": ar. Private to "dépôts": ô.
"départs" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "dépôts" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "départs" and "dépôts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "départs" or "dépôts"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "départs" 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 #391,422 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "départs" and "dépôts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delors vs dépôts". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #391,422 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.