Which to use
“dégageait” and “dégagent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,815
- “dégageait” frequency rank
- #20,704
- “dégagent” frequency rank
- 57519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégageait | dégagent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de dégager. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dégager. |
Where the eye mixes dégageait and dégagent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dégageait runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVVC) against dégagent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dégageait and dégagent
A purely visual mix-up. dégageait (\de.ɡa.ʒɛ\) and dégagent (\de.ɡaʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégageait is recorded at frequency rank #36,815, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ɡa.ʒɛ\. dégagent is at rank #20,704, 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 57519, this pair ranks #114,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégageait vs dégagent
Shared letters: adegté. Private to "dégageait": i. Private to "dégagent": n.
"dégageait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVVC · "dégagent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dégageait" and "dégagent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dégageait" or "dégagent"?
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 "dégageait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégageait" and "dégagent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégageait vs dégageant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #114,551 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.