Which to use
“dégagées” and “dégradées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,937
- “dégagées” frequency rank
- #33,657
- “dégradées” frequency rank
- 65594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégagées | dégradées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de dégagé. | Féminin pluriel de dégradé. |
Where the eye mixes dégagées and dégradées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dégagées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against dégradées's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dégagées with dégradées
A purely visual mix-up. dégagées (\de.ɡa.ʒe\) and dégradées (\de.ɡʁa.de\) 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 65594, 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\. dégradées is at rank #33,657, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ɡʁa.de\.
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 65594, this pair ranks #71,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dégagées vs dégradées
Shared letters: adegsé. Private to "dégagées": -. Private to "dégradées": r.
"dégagées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "dégradées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégagées" and "dégradées" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dégagées" vs "dégradées" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégradées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégagées" and "dégradées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décalées vs dégagées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #71,630 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.