Which to use
“dépendantes” and “dépendants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,188
- “dépendantes” frequency rank
- #19,524
- “dépendants” frequency rank
- 42712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépendantes | dépendants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de dépendant. | Masculin pluriel de dépendant. |
Where the eye mixes dépendantes and dépendants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. dépendantes runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCCVC) against dépendants's 10 (CVCVCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dépendantes with dépendants
A purely visual mix-up. dépendantes (\de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃t\) and dépendants (\de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\) 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 42712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépendantes is recorded at frequency rank #23,188, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃t\. dépendants is at rank #19,524, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.pɑ̃.dɑ̃\.
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 42712, this pair ranks #223,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dépendantes vs dépendants
Shared letters: adenpsté. Private to "dépendantes": -. Private to "dépendants": -.
"dépendantes" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "dépendants" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dépendantes" for "dépendants" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dépendantes" vs "dépendants" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dépendantes" and "dépendants" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépendantes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépendants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,532 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépendantes" and "dépendants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépendants vs dépensant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #223,532 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.