disposvsdisposeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,923
“dispos” frequency rank
#2,360
“dispose” frequency rank
34283
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dispos dispose
Definition (Rare au féminin) Qui a toutes les dispositions voulues pour agir. Féminin singulier de dispos.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dispos and dispose apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
dispos
7 ch
dispose

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. dispos (\dis.po\) and dispose (\dis.poz\) 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 extra letter(s) - “dispos” sits inside “dispose”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dispos is recorded at frequency rank #31,923, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.po\. dispose is at rank #2,360, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dis.poz\.

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 34283, this pair ranks #284,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dispos vs dispose

Shared letters: diops. Private to "dispos": -. Private to "dispose": e.

"dispos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "dispose" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disposddispos · dipsos · disops · disposs · disppos · dispso · disspos · dsipos
  • disposeddispose · dipsose · disopse · dispoes · disposse · disppose · dispsoe · disspose

Frequency comparison

dispos#31,923
dispose#2,360

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dispos" and "dispose" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\dis.po\ versus \dis.poz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dispos" or "dispose"?
"dispose" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,360 in our French list, against #31,923 for "dispos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering dispos vs dispose

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list