Which to use
“déporter” is a verb and “déportés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,229
- “déporter” frequency rank
- #19,818
- “déportés” frequency rank
- 60047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déporter | déportés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punir de la peine de la déportation, exiler. | Masculin pluriel de déporté. |
Same sound, different letters: déporter vs déportés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. déporter and déportés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - déporter and déportés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déporter and déportés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.pɔʁ.te\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 60047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déporter is recorded at frequency rank #40,229, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pɔʁ.te\. déportés is at rank #19,818, tagged as anadj, 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 60047, this pair ranks #99,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déporter vs déportés
Shared letters: doprté. Private to "déporter": e. Private to "déportés": s.
"déporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "déportés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déporter" and "déportés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déporter" or "déportés"?
Useful next steps
"déporter" and "déportés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "déporter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déportés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déporter" and "déportés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déportée vs déporter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #99,752 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.