Which to use
“disposait” and “disputait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,769
- “disposait” frequency rank
- #33,213
- “disputait” frequency rank
- 46982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disposait | disputait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de disposer. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de disputer. |
Where the eye mixes disposait and disputait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disposait and disputait follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: disposait vs disputait
A purely visual mix-up. disposait (\dis.pɔ.zɛ\) and disputait (\dis.py.tɛ\) 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 46982, 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\. disputait is at rank #33,213, tagged as averb, pronounced \dis.py.tɛ\.
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 46982, this pair ranks #190,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disposait vs disputait
Shared letters: adipst. Private to "disposait": o. Private to "disputait": u.
"disposait" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "disputait" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disposait" and "disputait" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "disposait" or "disputait"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "disposait" and "disputait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "disposait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disputait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disposait" and "disputait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disputait vs disputant". 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 #190,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.