Which to use
“disposées” is an adjective and “disposent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,808
- “disposées” frequency rank
- #6,949
- “disposent” frequency rank
- 26757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disposées | disposent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de disposé. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de disposer. |
Where the eye mixes disposées and disposent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disposées (CVCCVCVVC) and disposent (CVCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between disposées and disposent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: disposées is \dis.pɔ.ze\ while disposent is \dis.pɔz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disposées is recorded at frequency rank #19,808, classified as anadj, pronounced \dis.pɔ.ze\. 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 26757, this pair ranks #333,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of disposées vs disposent
Shared letters: deiops. Private to "disposées": é. Private to "disposent": nt.
"disposées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "disposent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- disposent ← ddisposent · dipsosent · disopsent · dispoesnt · disposennt · disposentt · disposetn · disposnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disposées" and "disposent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disposées" vs "disposent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "disposées" 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 #333,032 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disposées" and "disposent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disposées vs disposera". 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 #333,032 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.