Which to use
“dépité” and “déporté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,482
- “dépité” frequency rank
- #24,562
- “déporté” frequency rank
- 60044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépité | déporté |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui éprouve du dépit. | Qui a été envoyé en déportation dans un endroit inhospitalier, dont il ne revient généralement pas. |
Where the eye mixes dépité and déporté
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dépité runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against déporté's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dépité with déporté
A purely visual mix-up. dépité (\de.pi.te\) and déporté (\de.pɔʁ.te\) 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 60044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépité is recorded at frequency rank #35,482, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.pi.te\. déporté is at rank #24,562, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.pɔʁ.te\.
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 60044, this pair ranks #99,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dépité vs déporté
Shared letters: dpté. Private to "dépité": i. Private to "déporté": or.
"dépité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "déporté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dépité" and "déporté" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dépité" or "déporté"?
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 "dépité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déporté" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,773 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépité" and "déporté" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déduite vs dépité". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #99,773 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.