Which to use
“déposa” and “déposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,819
- “déposa” frequency rank
- #4,070
- “déposer” frequency rank
- 40889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déposa | déposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de déposer. | Ôter un objet de la place où on l’avait fixé. |
Where the eye mixes déposa and déposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déposa runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against déposer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déposa with déposer
A purely visual mix-up. déposa (\de.pɔ.za\) 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 40889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déposa is recorded at frequency rank #36,819, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.za\. 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 40889, this pair ranks #237,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déposa vs déposer
Shared letters: dopsé. Private to "déposa": a. Private to "déposer": er.
"déposa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "déposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déposa" and "déposer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "déposa" vs "déposer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "déposa" and "déposer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déposa" 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 #237,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déposa" and "déposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposa vs déposait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #237,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.