Which to use
“déposées” is a verb and “disposées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,956
- “déposées” frequency rank
- #19,808
- “disposées” frequency rank
- 32764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déposées | disposées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de déposer. | Féminin pluriel de disposé. |
Where the eye mixes déposées and disposées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déposées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against disposées's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déposées and disposées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déposées is \de.pɔ.ze\ while disposées is \dis.pɔ.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déposées is recorded at frequency rank #12,956, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.ze\. disposées is at rank #19,808, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dis.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 32764, this pair ranks #295,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déposées vs disposées
Shared letters: deopsé. Private to "déposées": -. Private to "disposées": i.
"déposées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "disposées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déposées" and "disposées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déposées" vs "disposées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déposées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disposées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,120 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déposées" and "disposées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dépasses vs déposées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #295,120 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.