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Which to use

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

#33,236
“dépassera” frequency rank
#44,999
“déposera” frequency rank
78235
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dépassera déposera
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de dépasser. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de déposer.

Where the eye mixes dépassera and déposera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dépassera runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against déposera's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
dépassera
8 ch
déposera

Why the eye confuses dépassera with déposera

A purely visual mix-up. dépassera (\de.pa.sə.ʁa\) and déposera (\de.pɔ.zə.ʁa\) 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 78235, 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\. déposera is at rank #44,999, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.zə.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 78235, this pair ranks #26,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dépassera vs déposera

Shared letters: adeprsé. Private to "dépassera": -. Private to "déposera": o.

"dépassera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "déposera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dépassera" and "déposera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\de.pa.sə.ʁa\ versus \de.pɔ.zə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dépassera" vs "déposera" - which ranks higher?
"dépassera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,236 in our French list, against #44,999 for "déposera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "dépassera" and "déposera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dépassera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "déposera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dépassera" and "déposera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposa vs déposera". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #26,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list