Which to use
“dépasse” is a verb and “ducasse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,401
- “dépasse” frequency rank
- #33,648
- “ducasse” frequency rank
- 37049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépasse | ducasse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dépasser. | Kermesse, fête votive. |
Where the eye mixes dépasse and ducasse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dépasse and ducasse follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dépasse with ducasse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dépasse is \de.pas\ while ducasse is \dy.kas\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépasse is recorded at frequency rank #3,401, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pas\. ducasse is at rank #33,648, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dy.kas\.
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 37049, this pair ranks #265,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dépasse vs ducasse
Shared letters: ades. Private to "dépasse": pé. Private to "ducasse": cu.
"dépasse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "ducasse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ducasse ← dcuasse · dducasse · duacsse · ducase · ducases · duccasse · ducsase · udcasse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dépasse" and "ducasse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dépasse" vs "ducasse" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépasse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ducasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépasse" and "ducasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ducale vs ducasse". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #265,245 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.