Which to use
“dispersées” and “disposées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,283
- “dispersées” frequency rank
- #19,808
- “disposées” frequency rank
- 45091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispersées | disposées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de dispersé. | Féminin pluriel de disposé. |
Where the eye mixes dispersées and disposées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. dispersées runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against disposées's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dispersées with disposées
A purely visual mix-up. dispersées (\dis.pɛʁ.se\) and disposées (\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 45091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dispersées is recorded at frequency rank #25,283, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.pɛʁ.se\. disposées is at rank #19,808, 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 45091, this pair ranks #205,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dispersées vs disposées
Shared letters: deipsé. Private to "dispersées": r. Private to "disposées": o.
"dispersées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "disposées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dispersées" and "disposées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dispersées" or "disposées"?
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 "dispersées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disposées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispersées" and "disposées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dispersées vs dispersent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #205,471 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.