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Which to use

“déposa” and “déposera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,819
“déposa” frequency rank
#44,999
“déposera” frequency rank
81818
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déposa déposera
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de déposer. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de déposer.

Where the eye mixes déposa and déposera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déposa runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against déposera's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
déposa
8 ch
déposera

Why the eye confuses déposa with déposera

A purely visual mix-up. déposa (\de.pɔ.za\) and déposera (\de.pɔ.zə.ʁa\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81818, 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\. déposera is at rank #44,999, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.zə.ʁa\.

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 81818, this pair ranks #17,975 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déposa vs déposera

Shared letters: adopsé. Private to "déposa": -. Private to "déposera": er.

"déposa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "déposera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déposa" and "déposera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.pɔ.za\ versus \de.pɔ.zə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "déposa" vs "déposera" - which ranks higher?
"déposa" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,819 in our French list, against #44,999 for "déposera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "déposa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "déposera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,975 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déposa" and "déposera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposa vs déposait". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #17,975 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list