Which to use
“dépassant” and “déposant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,146
- “dépassant” frequency rank
- #24,563
- “déposant” frequency rank
- 34709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépassant | déposant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ornement, garniture qui dépasse à dessein la partie du vêtement à laquelle elle est adaptée. | Celui qui fait une déposition en justice. |
Where the eye mixes dépassant and déposant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dépassant runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against déposant's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dépassant vs déposant
A purely visual mix-up. dépassant (\de.pa.sɑ̃\) and déposant (\de.pɔ.zɑ̃\) 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 34709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépassant is recorded at frequency rank #10,146, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.pa.sɑ̃\. déposant is at rank #24,563, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.pɔ.zɑ̃\.
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 34709, this pair ranks #281,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dépassant vs déposant
Shared letters: adnpsté. Private to "dépassant": -. Private to "déposant": o.
"dépassant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "déposant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dépassant" for "déposant" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dépassant" or "déposant"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dépassant" and "déposant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépassant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déposant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,952 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépassant" and "déposant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposant vs déposants". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #281,952 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.