Which to use
“dépassait” and “dépasserait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,993
- “dépassait” frequency rank
- #47,303
- “dépasserait” frequency rank
- 68296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépassait | dépasserait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de dépasser. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de dépasser. |
Where the eye mixes dépassait and dépasserait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. dépassait runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against dépasserait's 11 (CVCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dépassait with dépasserait
A purely visual mix-up. dépassait (\de.pa.sɛ\) and dépasserait (\de.pa.sə.ʁɛ\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépassait is recorded at frequency rank #20,993, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pa.sɛ\. dépasserait is at rank #47,303, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pa.sə.ʁɛ\.
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 68296, this pair ranks #59,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dépassait vs dépasserait
Shared letters: adipsté. Private to "dépassait": -. Private to "dépasserait": er.
"dépassait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "dépasserait" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dépassait" and "dépasserait" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dépassait" or "dépasserait"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dépassait" and "dépasserait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépassait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépasserait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépassait" and "dépasserait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépassera vs dépasserait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #59,745 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.