déposervsdéposeraConfusable pair

Which to use

“déposer” and “déposera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,070
“déposer” frequency rank
#44,999
“déposera” frequency rank
49069
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déposer déposera
Definition Ôter un objet de la place où on l’avait fixé. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de déposer.

Where the eye mixes déposer and déposera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déposer runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against déposera's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
déposer
8 ch
déposera

Look-alike desk: déposer vs déposera

A purely visual mix-up. déposer (\de.po.ze\) and déposera (\de.pɔ.zə.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “déposer” sits inside “déposera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déposer is recorded at frequency rank #4,070, classified as averb, pronounced \de.po.ze\. déposera is at rank #44,999, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.zə.ʁa\.

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 49069, this pair ranks #173,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of déposer vs déposera

Shared letters: deoprsé. Private to "déposer": -. Private to "déposera": a.

"déposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "déposera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "déposer" and "déposera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\de.po.ze\ versus \de.pɔ.zə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "déposer" vs "déposera" - which ranks higher?
"déposer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,070 in our French list, against #44,999 for "déposera". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "déposer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "déposera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #173,717 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déposer" and "déposera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposa vs déposera". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #173,717 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list