Which to use
“dépendances” is a noun and “dépendante” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,915
- “dépendances” frequency rank
- #16,607
- “dépendante” frequency rank
- 31522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépendances | dépendante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dépendance. | Féminin singulier de dépendant. |
Where the eye mixes dépendances and dépendante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. dépendances runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCCVC) against dépendante's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dépendances with dépendante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dépendances is \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃s\ while dépendante is \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31522, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépendances is recorded at frequency rank #14,915, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃s\. dépendante is at rank #16,607, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃t\.
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 31522, this pair ranks #303,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dépendances vs dépendante
Shared letters: adenpé. Private to "dépendances": cs. Private to "dépendante": t.
"dépendances" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "dépendante" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dépendances" and "dépendante" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dépendances" or "dépendante"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dépendances" and "dépendante" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépendances" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépendante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépendances" and "dépendante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépendante vs dépensant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #303,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.