Which to use
“dépassent” and “dépassera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,476
- “dépassent” frequency rank
- #33,236
- “dépassera” frequency rank
- 42712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépassent | dépassera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dépasser. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de dépasser. |
Where the eye mixes dépassent and dépassera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dépassent (CVCVCCVCC) and dépassera (CVCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses dépassent with dépassera
A purely visual mix-up. dépassent (\de.pas\) and dépassera (\de.pa.sə.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépassent is recorded at frequency rank #9,476, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pas\. dépassera is at rank #33,236, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pa.sə.ʁa\.
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 42712, this pair ranks #223,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dépassent vs dépassera
Shared letters: adepsé. Private to "dépassent": nt. Private to "dépassera": r.
"dépassent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "dépassera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dépassent" for "dépassera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dépassent" vs "dépassera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dépassent" and "dépassera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépassent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépassera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépassent" and "dépassera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépassera vs dépasserait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #223,532 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.