Which to use
“death” and “dégât” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,563
- “death” frequency rank
- #24,555
- “dégât” frequency rank
- 38118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | death | dégât |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La mort. | Dommage, détérioration amenés par un accident ou une cause violente. |
Where the eye mixes death and dégât
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. death (CVVCC) and dégât (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: death vs dégât
A purely visual mix-up. death (\dɛθ\) and dégât (\de.ɡa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
death is recorded at frequency rank #13,563, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛθ\. dégât is at rank #24,555, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ɡa\.
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 38118, this pair ranks #257,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of death vs dégât
Shared letters: dt. Private to "death": aeh. Private to "dégât": gâé.
"death" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "dégât" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- death ← daeth · ddeath · deaht · deathh · deatth · detah · edath
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "death" and "dégât" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "death" or "dégât"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "death" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégât" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "death" and "dégât" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégât vs DGA". 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 #257,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.