Which to use
“dégageant” and “dégagent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,511
- “dégageant” frequency rank
- #20,704
- “dégagent” frequency rank
- 55215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégageant | dégagent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de dégager. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dégager. |
Where the eye mixes dégageant and dégagent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. dégageant runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against dégagent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dégageant with dégagent
A purely visual mix-up. dégageant (\de.ɡa.ʒɑ̃\) 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 55215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégageant is recorded at frequency rank #34,511, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ɡa.ʒɑ̃\. 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 55215, this pair ranks #128,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégageant vs dégagent
Shared letters: adegnté. Private to "dégageant": -. Private to "dégagent": -.
"dégageant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "dégagent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégageant" and "dégagent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dégageant" vs "dégagent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégageant" 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 #128,915 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégageant" and "dégagent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégageait vs dégageant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #128,915 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.