Which to use
“dépose” is a noun and “dévoué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,431
- “dépose” frequency rank
- #17,942
- “dévoué” frequency rank
- 25373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépose | dévoué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’enlever ce qui était posé. | Qui est disposé à tout faire pour être utile ou agréable à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes dépose and dévoué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dépose with dévoué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dépose is \de.poz\ while dévoué is \de.vwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25373, 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\. dévoué is at rank #17,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vwe\.
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 25373, this pair ranks #341,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dépose vs dévoué
Shared letters: doé. Private to "dépose": eps. Private to "dévoué": uv.
"dépose" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dévoué" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dépose" and "dévoué" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dépose" or "dévoué"?
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 "dévoué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,253 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépose" and "dévoué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Devaux vs dévoué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #341,253 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.