dépassera vs dépasses, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“dépassera” and “dépasses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,236
“dépassera” frequency rank: #46,131
“dépasses” frequency rank: 79367
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dépassera	dépasses
Definition	Troisième personne du singulier du futur de dépasser.	Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dépasser.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dépassera and dépasses apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch

dépassera

8 ch

dépasses

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. dépassera (\de.pa.sə.ʁa\) and dépasses (\de.pas\) 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 79367, 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\. dépasses is at rank #46,131, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pas\.

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 79367, this pair ranks #23,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dépassera vs dépasses

Shared letters: adepsé. Private to "dépassera": r. Private to "dépasses": -.

"dépassera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "dépasses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

dépassera#33,236

dépasses#46,131

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dépassera" and "dépasses" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\de.pa.sə.ʁa\ versus \de.pas\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "dépassera" or "dépasses"?

"dépassera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,236 in our French list, against #46,131 for "dépasses". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dépassera vs dépasses

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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