Which to use
“déposer” and “désoler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,070
- “déposer” frequency rank
- #39,770
- “désoler” frequency rank
- 43840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déposer | désoler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ôter un objet de la place où on l’avait fixé. | Transformer en solitude une région, une ville, en y exerçant des ravages. |
Where the eye mixes déposer and désoler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déposer and désoler follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses déposer with désoler
A purely visual mix-up. déposer (\de.po.ze\) and désoler (\de.zɔ.le\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43840, 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\. désoler is at rank #39,770, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.zɔ.le\.
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 43840, this pair ranks #214,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déposer vs désoler
Shared letters: deorsé. Private to "déposer": p. Private to "désoler": l.
"déposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "désoler" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déposer" and "désoler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déposer" or "désoler"?
Useful next steps
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 "désoler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déposer" and "désoler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dénouer vs désoler". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #214,992 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.