Which to use
“déporté” is an adjective and “déporter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,562
- “déporté” frequency rank
- #40,229
- “déporter” frequency rank
- 64791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déporté | déporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a été envoyé en déportation dans un endroit inhospitalier, dont il ne revient généralement pas. | Punir de la peine de la déportation, exiler. |
Same sound, different letters: déporté vs déporter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. déporté runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against déporter's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - déporté / déporter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déporté and déporter carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.pɔʁ.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déporté is recorded at frequency rank #24,562, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.pɔʁ.te\. déporter is at rank #40,229, tagged as averb, 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 64791, this pair ranks #75,315 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déporté vs déporter
Shared letters: doprté. Private to "déporté": -. Private to "déporter": e.
"déporté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "déporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déporté" for "déporter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déporté" vs "déporter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "déporté" / "déporter". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "déporté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déporter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,315 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déporté" and "déporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déportée vs déporter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,315 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.