Which to use
“déformer” and “dégommer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,526
- “déformer” frequency rank
- #45,569
- “dégommer” frequency rank
- 74095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déformer | dégommer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Altérer dans sa forme. | Débarrasser une chose de la gomme dont elle est enduite. |
Where the eye mixes déformer and dégommer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déformer and dégommer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: déformer vs dégommer
A purely visual mix-up. déformer (\de.fɔʁ.me\) and dégommer (\de.ɡɔ.me\) 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 74095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déformer is recorded at frequency rank #28,526, classified as averb, pronounced \de.fɔʁ.me\. dégommer is at rank #45,569, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ɡɔ.me\.
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 74095, this pair ranks #38,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déformer vs dégommer
Shared letters: demoré. Private to "déformer": f. Private to "dégommer": g.
"déformer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "dégommer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déformer" and "dégommer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déformer" or "dégommer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déformer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégommer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déformer" and "dégommer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégommer vs dénommés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,272 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.