Which to use
“dépassera” and “dépasserait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,236
- “dépassera” frequency rank
- #47,303
- “dépasserait” frequency rank
- 80539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépassera | dépasserait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de dépasser. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel présent de dépasser. |
Where the eye mixes dépassera and dépasserait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. dépassera runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against dépasserait's 11 (CVCVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dépassera and dépasserait
A purely visual mix-up. dépassera (\de.pa.sə.ʁa\) and dépasserait (\de.pa.sə.ʁɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dépassera” sits inside “dépasserait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépassera is recorded at frequency rank #33,236, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pa.sə.ʁa\. dépasserait is at rank #47,303, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pa.sə.ʁɛ\.
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 80539, this pair ranks #20,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dépassera vs dépasserait
Shared letters: adeprsé. Private to "dépassera": -. Private to "dépasserait": it.
"dépassera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "dépasserait" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dépassera" and "dépasserait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dépassera" or "dépasserait"?
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 "dépassera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépasserait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépassera" and "dépasserait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépassera vs dépasses". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,686 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.