Which to use
“dégagée” is an adjective and “dégagez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,602
- “dégagée” frequency rank
- #36,363
- “dégagez” frequency rank
- 52965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégagée | dégagez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dégagé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dégager. |
Same sound, different letters: dégagée vs dégagez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. dégagée (CVCVCVV) and dégagez (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - dégagée and dégagez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dégagée and dégagez 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 52965, 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\. dégagez is at rank #36,363, 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 52965, this pair ranks #144,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégagée vs dégagez
Shared letters: adegé. Private to "dégagée": -. Private to "dégagez": z.
"dégagée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dégagez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégagée" and "dégagez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dégagée" or "dégagez"?
What to do next
"dégagée" and "dégagez" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,044 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégagée" and "dégagez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégages vs dégagez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #144,044 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.