Which to use
“dégagée” is an adjective and “dégagent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,602
- “dégagée” frequency rank
- #20,704
- “dégagent” frequency rank
- 37306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégagée | dégagent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dégagé. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dégager. |
Where the eye mixes dégagée and dégagent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dégagée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) 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 dégagée with dégagent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dégagée is \de.ɡa.ʒe\ while dégagent 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 37306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégagée is recorded at frequency rank #16,602, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ɡa.ʒe\. 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 37306, this pair ranks #263,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégagée vs dégagent
Shared letters: adegé. Private to "dégagée": -. Private to "dégagent": nt.
"dégagée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dégagent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégagée" and "dégagent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dégagée" or "dégagent" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dégagée" and "dégagent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagée" 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 #263,375 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégagée" and "dégagent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décadent vs dégagent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #263,375 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.