Which to use
“déportée” is an adjective and “déporter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,306
- “déportée” frequency rank
- #40,229
- “déporter” frequency rank
- 87535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déportée | déporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de déporté. | Punir de la peine de la déportation, exiler. |
Same sound, different letters: déportée vs déporter
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déportée (CVCVCCVV) and déporter (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - déportée and déporter
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déportée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déportée is recorded at frequency rank #47,306, 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 87535, this pair ranks #8,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déportée vs déporter
Shared letters: deoprté. Private to "déportée": -. Private to "déporter": -.
"déportée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "déporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "déportée" vs "déporter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"déportée" and "déporter" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "déportée" 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 #8,152 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déportée" and "déporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégoûtée vs déportée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,152 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.