Which to use
“dégagée” is an adjective and “dégager” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,602
- “dégagée” frequency rank
- #5,751
- “dégager” frequency rank
- 22353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégagée | dégager |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dégagé. | Rendre à quelqu’un sa parole, ne pas exiger qu’il tienne sa promesse, l’affranchir de la responsabilité à laquelle il était tenu. |
Same sound, different letters: dégagée vs dégager
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. dégagée (CVCVCVV) and dégager (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: dégagée vs dégager
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dégagée and dégager 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22353, 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\. dégager is at rank #5,751, 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 22353, this pair ranks #358,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dégagée vs dégager
Shared letters: adegé. Private to "dégagée": -. Private to "dégager": r.
"dégagée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dégager" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégagée" and "dégager" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dégagée" vs "dégager" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "dégagée" / "dégager". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégager" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégagée" and "dégager" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégagée vs dégages". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #358,441 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.