Which to use
“dégagée” and “dérangée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,602
- “dégagée” frequency rank
- #38,770
- “dérangée” frequency rank
- 55372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégagée | dérangée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dégagé. | Féminin singulier de dérangé. |
Where the eye mixes dégagée and dérangée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dégagée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against dérangée's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dégagée with dérangée
A purely visual mix-up. dégagée (\de.ɡa.ʒe\) and dérangée (\de.ʁɑ̃.ʒe\) 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 55372, 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\. dérangée is at rank #38,770, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ʁɑ̃.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 55372, this pair ranks #127,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégagée vs dérangée
Shared letters: adegé. Private to "dégagée": -. Private to "dérangée": nr.
"dégagée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dérangée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dégagée" for "dérangée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dégagée" or "dérangée"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dégagée" and "dérangée" 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 "dérangée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégagée" and "dérangée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démange vs dérangée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #127,878 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.