Which to use
“disposent” and “disposez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,949
- “disposent” frequency rank
- #29,313
- “disposez” frequency rank
- 36262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disposent | disposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de disposer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de disposer. |
Where the eye mixes disposent and disposez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disposent runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against disposez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: disposent vs disposez
A purely visual mix-up. disposent (\dis.pɔz\) and disposez (\dis.pɔ.ze\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disposent is recorded at frequency rank #6,949, classified as averb, pronounced \dis.pɔz\. 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 36262, this pair ranks #270,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disposent vs disposez
Shared letters: deiops. Private to "disposent": nt. Private to "disposez": z.
"disposent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "disposez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disposent" and "disposez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disposent" vs "disposez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disposent" 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 #270,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disposent" and "disposez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disposera vs disposez". 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 #270,812 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.