Which to use
“déployer” and “déposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,394
- “déployer” frequency rank
- #4,070
- “déposer” frequency rank
- 15464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déployer | déposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Étendre, développer ce qui était ployé. | Ôter un objet de la place où on l’avait fixé. |
Where the eye mixes déployer and déposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses déployer with déposer
A purely visual mix-up. déployer (\de.plwa.je\) and déposer (\de.po.ze\) 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 15464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déployer is recorded at frequency rank #11,394, classified as averb, pronounced \de.plwa.je\. déposer is at rank #4,070, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.po.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 15464, this pair ranks #392,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déployer vs déposer
Shared letters: deopré. Private to "déployer": ly. Private to "déposer": s.
"déployer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "déposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déployer" and "déposer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déployer" or "déposer"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déployer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déployer" and "déposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déblayer vs déployer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #392,258 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.