Which to use
“dégagé” is an adjective and “dégages” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,648
- “dégagé” frequency rank
- #39,759
- “dégages” frequency rank
- 49407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégagé | dégages |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie une allure, une démarche qui semble n'être pas gênée par quoi que ce soit. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de dégager. |
Where the eye mixes dégagé and dégages
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dégagé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dégages's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dégagé with dégages
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dégagé is \de.ɡa.ʒe\ while dégages is \de.ɡaʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégagé is recorded at frequency rank #9,648, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ɡa.ʒe\. dégages is at rank #39,759, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ɡaʒ\.
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 49407, this pair ranks #170,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégagé vs dégages
Shared letters: adgé. Private to "dégagé": -. Private to "dégages": es.
"dégagé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dégages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dégagé" for "dégages" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dégagé" or "dégages"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dégagé" and "dégages" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégages" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégagé" and "dégages" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégages vs dosages". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #170,935 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.