Which to use
“déposait” and “disposait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,471
- “déposait” frequency rank
- #13,769
- “disposait” frequency rank
- 62240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déposait | disposait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de déposer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de disposer. |
Where the eye mixes déposait and disposait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déposait runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against disposait's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déposait and disposait
A purely visual mix-up. déposait (\de.pɔ.zɛ\) and disposait (\dis.pɔ.zɛ\) 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 62240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déposait is recorded at frequency rank #48,471, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.zɛ\. disposait is at rank #13,769, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.pɔ.zɛ\.
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 62240, this pair ranks #88,131 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déposait vs disposait
Shared letters: adiopst. Private to "déposait": é. Private to "disposait": -.
"déposait" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "disposait" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disposait ← ddisposait · dipsosait · disopsait · dispoasit · disposaitt · disposati · disposiat · dispossait
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déposait" and "disposait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déposait" vs "disposait" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déposait" and "disposait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déposait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disposait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,131 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déposait" and "disposait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposait vs déposants". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #88,131 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.