Which to use
“dégagé” is an adjective and “degas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,648
- “dégagé” frequency rank
- #39,742
- “degas” frequency rank
- 49390
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégagé | degas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualifie une allure, une démarche qui semble n'être pas gênée par quoi que ce soit. | Enlever le gaz de. |
Where the eye mixes dégagé and degas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dégagé runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against degas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dégagé and degas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dégagé is \de.ɡa.ʒe\ while degas is \ˈde.ɡaz\. 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 49390, 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\. degas is at rank #39,742, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈde.ɡaz\.
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 49390, this pair ranks #171,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégagé vs degas
Shared letters: adg. Private to "dégagé": é. Private to "degas": es.
"dégagé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "degas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- degas ← ddegas · deags · degass · deggas · degsa · dgeas · edgas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégagé" and "degas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dégagé" or "degas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "degas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégagé" and "degas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degas vs DGA". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #171,095 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.