Which to use
“dispos” is an adjective and “disposez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,923
- “dispos” frequency rank
- #29,313
- “disposez” frequency rank
- 61236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispos | disposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Rare au féminin) Qui a toutes les dispositions voulues pour agir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de disposer. |
Where the eye mixes dispos and disposez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dispos runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against disposez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dispos with disposez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dispos is \dis.po\ while disposez is \dis.pɔ.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dispos” sits inside “disposez”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61236, 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\. disposez is at rank #29,313, tagged as averb, 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 61236, this pair ranks #93,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dispos vs disposez
Shared letters: diops. Private to "dispos": -. Private to "disposez": ez.
"dispos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "disposez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dispos" and "disposez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dispos" vs "disposez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dispos" and "disposez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dispos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disposez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispos" and "disposez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dios vs dispos". 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 #93,345 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.