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Which to use

“déboule” and “dégoûte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,835
“déboule” frequency rank
#22,244
“dégoûte” frequency rank
65079
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déboule dégoûte
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de débouler. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe dégoûter.

Where the eye mixes déboule and dégoûte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
déboule
7 ch
dégoûte

Look-alike desk: déboule vs dégoûte

A purely visual mix-up. déboule (\de.bul\) and dégoûte (\de.ɡut\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déboule is recorded at frequency rank #42,835, classified as averb, pronounced \de.bul\. dégoûte is at rank #22,244, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ɡut\.

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 65079, this pair ranks #73,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déboule vs dégoûte

Shared letters: deoé. Private to "déboule": blu. Private to "dégoûte": gtû.

"déboule" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "dégoûte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "déboule" for "dégoûte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\de.bul\ versus \de.ɡut\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "déboule" or "dégoûte"?
"dégoûte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,244 in our French list, against #42,835 for "déboule". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "déboule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dégoûte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déboule" and "dégoûte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déboule vs déroula". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #73,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list