Which to use
“découle” and “dégoûte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,390
- “découle” frequency rank
- #22,244
- “dégoûte” frequency rank
- 33634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | découle | dégoûte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découler. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe dégoûter. |
Where the eye mixes découle and dégoûte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. découle and dégoûte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: découle vs dégoûte
A purely visual mix-up. découle (\de.kul\) 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 33634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
découle is recorded at frequency rank #11,390, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kul\. 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 33634, this pair ranks #289,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of découle vs dégoûte
Shared letters: deoé. Private to "découle": clu. Private to "dégoûte": gtû.
"découle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dégoûte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "découle" for "dégoûte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "découle" or "dégoûte"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "découle" 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 #289,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "découle" and "dégoûte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégoûte vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #289,317 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.