déportévsdéporterWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: déporté is a adjective, déporter is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déporté and déporter apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
déporté
8 ch
déporter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

déporté#24,562
déporter#40,229

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déporté" and "déporter" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déporté" is an adjective and "déporter" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déporté" or "déporter"?
"déporté" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,562 in our French list, against #40,229 for "déporter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déporté vs déporter

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “déporté”; for a verb, it's “déporter”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “déporté” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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