Which to use
“dégagées” is an adjective and “dégager” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,937
- “dégagées” frequency rank
- #5,751
- “dégager” frequency rank
- 37688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégagées | dégager |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel 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: dégagées vs dégager
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. dégagées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against dégager's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - dégagées and dégager
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dégagées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégagées is recorded at frequency rank #31,937, 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 37688, this pair ranks #260,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégagées vs dégager
Shared letters: adegé. Private to "dégagées": s. Private to "dégager": r.
"dégagées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "dégager" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dégagées" and "dégager" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dégagées" vs "dégager" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"dégagées" and "dégager" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagées" 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 #260,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégagées" and "dégager" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décalées vs dégagées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #260,679 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.