Which to use
“disposer” and “disposez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,444
- “disposer” frequency rank
- #29,313
- “disposez” frequency rank
- 34757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disposer | disposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arranger, mettre dans l’ordre le plus convenable. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de disposer. |
Where the eye mixes disposer and disposez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. disposer and disposez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between disposer and disposez
A purely visual mix-up. disposer (\dis.po.ze\) 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 a single letter - r in “disposer” becomes z in “disposez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disposer is recorded at frequency rank #5,444, classified as averb, pronounced \dis.po.ze\. 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 34757, this pair ranks #281,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disposer vs disposez
Shared letters: deiops. Private to "disposer": r. Private to "disposez": z.
"disposer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "disposez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "disposer" and "disposez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "disposer" 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 "disposer" 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 #281,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disposer" 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 #281,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.