Which to use
“déporter” and “déposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,229
- “déporter” frequency rank
- #4,070
- “déposer” frequency rank
- 44299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déporter | déposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Punir de la peine de la déportation, exiler. | Ôter un objet de la place où on l’avait fixé. |
Where the eye mixes déporter and déposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déporter runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against déposer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déporter vs déposer
A purely visual mix-up. déporter (\de.pɔʁ.te\) 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 44299, 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\. 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 44299, this pair ranks #211,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déporter vs déposer
Shared letters: deopré. Private to "déporter": t. Private to "déposer": s.
"déporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "déposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déporter" and "déposer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déporter" or "déposer" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déporter" 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 #211,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déporter" and "déposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déportée vs déporter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #211,519 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.