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.
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?
Frequency check: "dépassera" vs "déposera" - which ranks higher?
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.