déduitevsdégusteConfusable pair

Which to use

“déduite” and “déguste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,854
“déduite” frequency rank
#31,465
“déguste” frequency rank
79319
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déduite déguste
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de déduire. Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déguster.

Where the eye mixes déduite and déguste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déduite (CVCVVCV) and déguste (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
déduite
7 ch
déguste

Visual trap between déduite and déguste

A purely visual mix-up. déduite (\de.dɥit\) and déguste (\de.ɡyst\) 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 79319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déduite is recorded at frequency rank #47,854, classified as averb, pronounced \de.dɥit\. déguste is at rank #31,465, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ɡyst\.

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 79319, this pair ranks #23,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déduite vs déguste

Shared letters: detué. Private to "déduite": i. Private to "déguste": gs.

"déduite" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV  ·  "déguste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "déduite" for "déguste" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\de.dɥit\ versus \de.ɡyst\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "déduite" or "déguste"?
"déguste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,465 in our French list, against #47,854 for "déduite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "déduite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "déguste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,600 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déduite" and "déguste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déduite vs désuète". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #23,600 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list