Which to use
“degas” is a verb and “desks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,085
- “degas” frequency rank
- #17,344
- “desks” frequency rank
- 59429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | degas | desks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To remove the gas from. | plural of desk |
Letter map: degas vs desks
Shared letters muted; letters that set degas and desks apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. degas (CVCVC) and desks (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for degas / desks
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: degas is averb and desksanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
degas is recorded at frequency rank #42,085, classified as averb. desks is at rank #17,344, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɛsks/.
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 59429, this pair ranks #106,233 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of degas vs desks
Shared letters: des. Private to "degas": ag. Private to "desks": k.
"degas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "desks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "degas" for "desks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "degas" vs "desks" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "degas" vs "desks" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "degas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,233 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "degas" and "desks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degas vs dregs". 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 #106,233 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.