Which to use
“déposent” and “déposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,926
- “déposent” frequency rank
- #4,070
- “déposer” frequency rank
- 25996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déposent | déposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de déposer. | Ôter un objet de la place où on l’avait fixé. |
Where the eye mixes déposent and déposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déposent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against déposer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déposent vs déposer
A purely visual mix-up. déposent (\de.pɔz\) and déposer (\de.po.ze\) 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 25996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déposent is recorded at frequency rank #21,926, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pɔz\. déposer is at rank #4,070, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.po.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 25996, this pair ranks #337,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déposent vs déposer
Shared letters: deopsé. Private to "déposent": nt. Private to "déposer": r.
"déposent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "déposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déposent" and "déposer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déposent" vs "déposer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déposent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,684 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déposent" and "déposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposants vs déposent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #337,684 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.