Which to use
“débouté” and “député” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,395
- “débouté” frequency rank
- #1,477
- “député” frequency rank
- 44872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débouté | député |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rejet d’une demande faite en justice. | Envoyé, délégué, par une nation, un peuple pour remplir une mission particulière, ou par des électeurs pour faire partie d’une assemblée. |
Where the eye mixes débouté and député
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. débouté runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against député's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses débouté with député
A purely visual mix-up. débouté (\de.bu.te\) and député (\de.py.te\) 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 44872, 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\. député is at rank #1,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.py.te\.
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 44872, this pair ranks #207,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of débouté vs député
Shared letters: dtué. Private to "débouté": bo. Private to "député": p.
"débouté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "député" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "débouté" for "député" ever safe?
Frequency check: "débouté" vs "député" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "débouté" and "député" 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 "député" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,142 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débouté" and "député" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débouté vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #207,142 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.