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“disposait” and “disposent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,769
- “disposait” frequency rank
- #6,949
- “disposent” frequency rank
- 20718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disposait | disposent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de disposer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de disposer. |
Where the eye mixes disposait and disposent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disposait (CVCCVCVVC) and disposent (CVCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: disposait vs disposent
A purely visual mix-up. disposait (\dis.pɔ.zɛ\) and disposent (\dis.pɔz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disposait is recorded at frequency rank #13,769, classified as averb, pronounced \dis.pɔ.zɛ\. disposent is at rank #6,949, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.pɔz\.
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 20718, this pair ranks #366,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of disposait vs disposent
Shared letters: diopst. Private to "disposait": a. Private to "disposent": en.
"disposait" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "disposent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "disposait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disposent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,835 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disposait" and "disposent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déposait vs disposait". 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 #366,835 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.