dépendravsdeviendraConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,864
“dépendra” frequency rank
#5,442
“deviendra” frequency rank
21306
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dépendra deviendra
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de dépendre. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de devenir.

Where the eye mixes dépendra and deviendra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
dépendra
9 ch
deviendra

Why the eye confuses dépendra with deviendra

A purely visual mix-up. dépendra (\de.pɑ̃.dʁa\) and deviendra (\də.vjɛ̃.dʁa\) 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 21306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dépendra is recorded at frequency rank #15,864, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pɑ̃.dʁa\. deviendra is at rank #5,442, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vjɛ̃.dʁa\.

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 21306, this pair ranks #363,853 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dépendra vs deviendra

Shared letters: adenr. Private to "dépendra": . Private to "deviendra": iv.

"dépendra" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "deviendra" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deviendraddeviendra · deivendra · deveindra · deviednra · deviendar · devienddra · deviendrra · devienndra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dépendra" and "deviendra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\de.pɑ̃.dʁa\ versus \də.vjɛ̃.dʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dépendra" vs "deviendra" - which ranks higher?
"deviendra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,442 in our French list, against #15,864 for "dépendra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dépendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "deviendra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #363,853 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dépendra" and "deviendra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "défendrai vs dépendra". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #363,853 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