Which to use
“dégagé” is an adjective and “dégagez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,648
- “dégagé” frequency rank
- #36,363
- “dégagez” frequency rank
- 46011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégagé | dégagez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie une allure, une démarche qui semble n'être pas gênée par quoi que ce soit. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dégager. |
Same sound, different letters: dégagé vs dégagez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. dégagé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dégagez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: dégagé vs dégagez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dégagé and dégagez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ɡa.ʒe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46011, 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\. dégagez is at rank #36,363, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ɡa.ʒe\.
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 46011, this pair ranks #198,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégagé vs dégagez
Shared letters: adgé. Private to "dégagé": -. Private to "dégagez": ez.
"dégagé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dégagez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégagé" and "dégagez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dégagé" or "dégagez" show up more?
After this comparison
"dégagé" and "dégagez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégagé" and "dégagez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégages vs dégagez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #198,314 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.