degas

\ˈde.ɡaz\

/\ˈde.ɡaz\/ verb

The verdict

“degas” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #39,742. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,742
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enlever le gaz de.

Corpus desk

Index FR-degas · degas · French

degas · rank #39,742 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,742
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dalmatie

Nearest frequency peer: Dalmatie (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « degas »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « degas » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

degas vs des
60% similar
degas vs DGA
0% similar
degas vs déjà
20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for degas
PropertyValue
Headworddegas
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈde.ɡaz\
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,742
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « degas »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.degasse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Dalmatie » (#39,740), « deportivo » (#39,744), « daigne » (#39,739). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « degas » est au #39,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around degas (IPA \ˈde.ɡaz\), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,742 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Enlever le gaz de.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for degas, with forms such as "ddegas", "deags", and "degass". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "des", "DGA", "déjà", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is degas, spelled D-E-G-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enlever le gaz de.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddegas
  • deags
  • degass
  • deggas
  • degsa
  • dgeas
  • edgas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of degas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddegas1deags2degass1deggas1degsa2dgeas2edgas2
Edit distance from "degas"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "degas"?
"degas" is spelled D-E-G-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈde.ɡaz\.
What does "degas" mean?
As a verb, "degas" means: Enlever le gaz de.
What words are commonly confused with "degas"?
"degas" is commonly confused with "des", "DGA", "déjà". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "degas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "degas" is \ˈde.ɡaz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "degas" come from?
"degas" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "degas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list