Which to use
“déduire” and “déguise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,391
- “déduire” frequency rank
- #30,578
- “déguise” frequency rank
- 41969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déduire | déguise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soustraire d’une somme à payer telle ou telle fraction qui n’est pas à verser. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déguiser. |
Where the eye mixes déduire and déguise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déduire and déguise follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: déduire vs déguise
A purely visual mix-up. déduire (\de.dɥiʁ\) and déguise (\de.ɡiz\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déduire is recorded at frequency rank #11,391, classified as averb, pronounced \de.dɥiʁ\. déguise is at rank #30,578, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ɡiz\.
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 41969, this pair ranks #229,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déduire vs déguise
Shared letters: deiué. Private to "déduire": r. Private to "déguise": gs.
"déduire" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "déguise" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déduire" and "déguise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déduire" or "déguise" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "déduire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déguise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déduire" and "déguise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déduite vs déguise". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #229,176 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.