Which to use
“Dali” is a name and “degli” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,914
- “Dali” frequency rank
- #42,274
- “degli” frequency rank
- 74188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dali | degli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille, surtout connu par Salvador Dali. | Article contracté souvent traduit par des. Note d’usage : il s’emploie alternativement à dei devant les consonnes impures : s, gn, pn, ps, x, z. |
Where the eye mixes Dali and degli
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Dali runs 4 letters (CVCV) against degli's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Dali and degli
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Dali is \da.li\ while degli is \ˈdeʎ.ʎi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dali is recorded at frequency rank #31,914, classified as aname, pronounced \da.li\. degli is at rank #42,274, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \ˈdeʎ.ʎi\.
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 74188, this pair ranks #37,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Dali vs degli
Shared letters: dil. Private to "Dali": a. Private to "degli": eg.
"Dali" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "degli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Dali" and "degli" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Dali" vs "degli" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dali" and "degli" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dali" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "degli" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dali" and "degli" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degli vs DGSI". 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 #37,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.