déployévsdéposeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: déployé is a adjective, dépose is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“déployé” is an adjective and “dépose” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,664
“déployé” frequency rank
#7,431
“dépose” frequency rank
22095
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déployé dépose
Definition Déplié, étendu, étalé. Action d’enlever ce qui était posé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déployé and dépose apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
déployé
6 ch
dépose

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: déployé is anadjective and déposeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déployé is recorded at frequency rank #14,664, classified as anadj. dépose is at rank #7,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.poz\.

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 22095, this pair ranks #359,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of déployé vs dépose

Shared letters: dopé. Private to "déployé": ly. Private to "dépose": es.

"déployé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV  ·  "dépose" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequency comparison

déployé#14,664
dépose#7,431

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déployé" and "dépose" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déployé" is an adjective and "dépose" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déployé" or "dépose"?
"dépose" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,431 in our French list, against #14,664 for "déployé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déployé vs dépose

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “déployé”; for a noun, it's “dépose”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “déployé” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list