Which to use
“déploient” and “déposent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,417
- “déploient” frequency rank
- #21,926
- “déposent” frequency rank
- 49343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déploient | déposent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déployer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déposer. |
Where the eye mixes déploient and déposent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déploient runs 9 letters (CVCCVVVCC) against déposent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déploient with déposent
A purely visual mix-up. déploient (\de.plwa\) and déposent (\de.pɔz\) 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 49343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déploient is recorded at frequency rank #27,417, classified as averb, pronounced \de.plwa\. déposent is at rank #21,926, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɔz\.
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 49343, this pair ranks #171,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déploient vs déposent
Shared letters: denopté. Private to "déploient": il. Private to "déposent": s.
"déploient" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC · "déposent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déploient" and "déposent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déploient" vs "déposent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déploient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déposent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,475 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déploient" and "déposent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déplaisent vs déploient". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #171,475 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.