déposeravsdisposeraConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#44,999
“déposera” frequency rank
#34,983
“disposera” frequency rank
79982
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déposera disposera
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de déposer. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de disposer.

Where the eye mixes déposera and disposera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déposera runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against disposera's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
déposera
9 ch
disposera

Look-alike desk: déposera vs disposera

A purely visual mix-up. déposera (\de.pɔ.zə.ʁa\) and disposera (\dis.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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déposera is recorded at frequency rank #44,999, classified as averb, pronounced \de.pɔ.zə.ʁa\. disposera is at rank #34,983, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.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 79982, this pair ranks #22,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déposera vs disposera

Shared letters: adeoprs. Private to "déposera": é. Private to "disposera": i.

"déposera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "disposera" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disposera ← ddisposera · dipsosera · disopsera · dispoesra · disposear · disposerra · disposrea · dispossera

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "déposera" for "disposera" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\de.pɔ.zə.ʁa\ versus \dis.pɔ.zə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "déposera" vs "disposera" - which ranks higher?
"disposera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,983 in our French list, against #44,999 for "déposera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "déposera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "disposera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déposera" and "disposera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposa vs déposera". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #22,006 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