Which to use
“déposée” and “déposées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,993
- “déposée” frequency rank
- #12,956
- “déposées” frequency rank
- 21949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déposée | déposées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de déposer. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de déposer. |
Same sound, different letters: déposée vs déposées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déposée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against déposées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: déposée vs déposées
This is the hard kind. déposée and déposées are pronounced identically (\de.pɔ.ze\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “déposée” sits inside “déposées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déposée is recorded at frequency rank #8,993, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.ze\. déposées is at rank #12,956, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.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 21949, this pair ranks #360,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déposée vs déposées
Shared letters: deopsé. Private to "déposée": -. Private to "déposées": -.
"déposée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "déposées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déposée" for "déposées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déposée" vs "déposées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déposée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déposées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déposée" and "déposées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépasses vs déposées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #360,574 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.