Which to use
“déployée” is an adjective and “déposée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,300
- “déployée” frequency rank
- #8,993
- “déposée” frequency rank
- 30293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déployée | déposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de déployé. | Participe passé féminin singulier de déposer. |
Where the eye mixes déployée and déposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déployée runs 8 letters (CVCCVVVV) against déposée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déployée vs déposée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déployée is \de.plwa.je\ while déposée is \de.pɔ.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déployée is recorded at frequency rank #21,300, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.plwa.je\. 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 30293, this pair ranks #311,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déployée vs déposée
Shared letters: deopé. Private to "déployée": ly. Private to "déposée": s.
"déployée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVV · "déposée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déployée" for "déposée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déployée" or "déposée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déployée" and "déposée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déployée" 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 #311,316 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déployée" and "déposée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déportée vs déposée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #311,316 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.