Which to use
“dépassent” and “déposent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,476
- “dépassent” frequency rank
- #21,926
- “déposent” frequency rank
- 31402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépassent | déposent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dépasser. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déposer. |
Where the eye mixes dépassent and déposent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dépassent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against déposent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dépassent with déposent
A purely visual mix-up. dépassent (\de.pas\) and déposent (\de.pɔz\) 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 31402, 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\. déposent is at rank #21,926, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɔz\.
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 31402, this pair ranks #304,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dépassent vs déposent
Shared letters: denpsté. Private to "dépassent": a. Private to "déposent": o.
"dépassent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "déposent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dépassent" and "déposent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dépassent" or "déposent" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dépassent" and "déposent" 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 "déposent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,008 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépassent" and "déposent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposants vs déposent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #304,008 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.