Which to use
“dépit” and “dépôts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,666
- “dépit” frequency rank
- #6,499
- “dépôts” frequency rank
- 11165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépit | dépôts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Irritation causée par un froissement d’amour-propre, aigreur suite à la déception, à l'amertume, au sentiment de rancœur plus ou moins tenace, difficile à avouer. | Pluriel de dépôt. |
Where the eye mixes dépit and dépôts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dépit vs dépôts
A purely visual mix-up. dépit (\de.pi\) and dépôts (\de.po\) 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 11165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépit is recorded at frequency rank #4,666, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.pi\. dépôts is at rank #6,499, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.po\.
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 11165, this pair ranks #410,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dépit vs dépôts
Shared letters: dpté. Private to "dépit": i. Private to "dépôts": sô.
"dépit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dépôts" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dépit" and "dépôts" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dépit" vs "dépôts" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dépit" and "dépôts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépôts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,219 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépit" and "dépôts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denim vs dépit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #410,219 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.