Which to use
“dèche” and “degré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,607
- “dèche” frequency rank
- #2,871
- “degré” frequency rank
- 52478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dèche | degré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Misère, gêne financière. | Espace compris entre deux marches d’un escalier. |
Where the eye mixes dèche and degré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dèche and degré follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dèche vs degré
A purely visual mix-up. dèche (\dɛʃ\) and degré (\də.ɡʁe\) 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 52478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dèche is recorded at frequency rank #49,607, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛʃ\. degré is at rank #2,871, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.ɡʁe\.
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 52478, this pair ranks #147,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dèche vs degré
Shared letters: de. Private to "dèche": chè. Private to "degré": gré.
"dèche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "degré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dèche" for "degré" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dèche" vs "degré" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dèche" and "degré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dèche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "degré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dèche" and "degré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #147,450 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.