Which to use
“débouté” and “dégoût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,395
- “débouté” frequency rank
- #13,360
- “dégoût” frequency rank
- 56755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débouté | dégoût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rejet d’une demande faite en justice. | Manque de goût, d’appétit. |
Where the eye mixes débouté and dégoût
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. débouté runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against dégoût's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses débouté with dégoût
A purely visual mix-up. débouté (\de.bu.te\) and dégoût (\de.ɡu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débouté is recorded at frequency rank #43,395, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.bu.te\. dégoût is at rank #13,360, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ɡu\.
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 56755, this pair ranks #119,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of débouté vs dégoût
Shared letters: doté. Private to "débouté": bu. Private to "dégoût": gû.
"débouté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dégoût" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "débouté" and "dégoût" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "débouté" or "dégoût" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "débouté" and "dégoût" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "débouté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégoût" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débouté" and "dégoût" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débouté vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #119,127 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.