Which to use
“dépensée” and “déposée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,400
- “dépensée” frequency rank
- #8,993
- “déposée” frequency rank
- 52393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépensée | déposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dépenser. | Participe passé féminin singulier de déposer. |
Where the eye mixes dépensée and déposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dépensée runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against déposée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dépensée vs déposée
A purely visual mix-up. dépensée (\de.pɑ̃.se\) and déposée (\de.pɔ.ze\) 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 52393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépensée is recorded at frequency rank #43,400, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pɑ̃.se\. déposée is at rank #8,993, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.ze\.
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 52393, this pair ranks #148,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dépensée vs déposée
Shared letters: depsé. Private to "dépensée": n. Private to "déposée": o.
"dépensée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "déposée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dépensée" and "déposée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dépensée" vs "déposée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépensée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déposée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépensée" and "déposée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépensée vs dispensée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #148,034 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.