Which to use
“dépose” and “député” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,431
- “dépose” frequency rank
- #1,477
- “député” frequency rank
- 8908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépose | député |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’enlever ce qui était posé. | Envoyé, délégué, par une nation, un peuple pour remplir une mission particulière, ou par des électeurs pour faire partie d’une assemblée. |
Where the eye mixes dépose and député
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dépose and député follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dépose and député
A purely visual mix-up. dépose (\de.poz\) and député (\de.py.te\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépose is recorded at frequency rank #7,431, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.poz\. député is at rank #1,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.py.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 8908, this pair ranks #418,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dépose vs député
Shared letters: dpé. Private to "dépose": eos. Private to "député": tu.
"dépose" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "député" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dépose" for "député" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dépose" vs "député" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "député" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépose" and "député" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépose vs déposera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #418,463 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.