Which to use
“dépassée” is an adjective and “déposée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,606
- “dépassée” frequency rank
- #8,993
- “déposée” frequency rank
- 25599
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépassée | déposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dépassé. | Participe passé féminin singulier de déposer. |
Where the eye mixes dépassée and déposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dépassée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against déposée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dépassée vs déposée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dépassée is \de.pa.se\ while déposée is \de.pɔ.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25599, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépassée is recorded at frequency rank #16,606, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.pa.se\. déposée is at rank #8,993, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.ze\.
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 25599, this pair ranks #339,937 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dépassée vs déposée
Shared letters: depsé. Private to "dépassée": a. Private to "déposée": o.
"dépassée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "déposée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dépassée" and "déposée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dépassée" or "déposée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépassée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déposée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,937 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépassée" and "déposée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépassée vs dépasses". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #339,937 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.