Which to use
“déposer” and “dévorer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,070
- “déposer” frequency rank
- #17,692
- “dévorer” frequency rank
- 21762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déposer | dévorer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ôter un objet de la place où on l’avait fixé. | Manger avec voracité et rapidité (le sujet désigne un animal carnassier). |
Where the eye mixes déposer and dévorer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déposer and dévorer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: déposer vs dévorer
A purely visual mix-up. déposer (\de.po.ze\) and dévorer (\de.vɔ.ʁe\) 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 21762, 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\. dévorer is at rank #17,692, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vɔ.ʁe\.
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 21762, this pair ranks #361,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déposer vs dévorer
Shared letters: deoré. Private to "déposer": ps. Private to "dévorer": v.
"déposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dévorer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déposer" and "dévorer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "déposer" or "dévorer"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déposer" and "dévorer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déposer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévorer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #361,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déposer" and "dévorer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévorent vs dévorer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #361,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.