Which to use
“dépendances” is a noun and “dépendantes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,915
- “dépendances” frequency rank
- #23,188
- “dépendantes” frequency rank
- 38103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépendances | dépendantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dépendance. | Féminin pluriel de dépendant. |
Where the eye mixes dépendances and dépendantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. dépendances and dépendantes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dépendances with dépendantes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dépendances is \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃s\ while dépendantes is \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃t\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - c in “dépendances” becomes t in “dépendantes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38103, 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\. dépendantes is at rank #23,188, 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 38103, this pair ranks #257,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dépendances vs dépendantes
Shared letters: adenpsé. Private to "dépendances": c. Private to "dépendantes": t.
"dépendances" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "dépendantes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dépendances" and "dépendantes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dépendances" vs "dépendantes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépendances" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépendantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépendances" and "dépendantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépendantes vs dépendants". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #257,655 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.