Which to use
“dispersée” and “disposée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,922
- “dispersée” frequency rank
- #27,405
- “disposée” frequency rank
- 59327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispersée | disposée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dispersé. | Féminin singulier de disposé. |
Where the eye mixes dispersée and disposée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dispersée runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against disposée's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dispersée and disposée
A purely visual mix-up. dispersée (\dis.pɛʁ.se\) and disposée (\dis.pɔ.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 59327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dispersée is recorded at frequency rank #31,922, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.pɛʁ.se\. disposée is at rank #27,405, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dis.pɔ.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 59327, this pair ranks #103,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dispersée vs disposée
Shared letters: deipsé. Private to "dispersée": r. Private to "disposée": o.
"dispersée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "disposée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dispersée" and "disposée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dispersée" vs "disposée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dispersée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disposée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,760 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispersée" and "disposée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispersée vs dispersent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #103,760 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.