Which to use
“dégagent” and “dégager” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,704
- “dégagent” frequency rank
- #5,751
- “dégager” frequency rank
- 26455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégagent | dégager |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dégager. | Rendre à quelqu’un sa parole, ne pas exiger qu’il tienne sa promesse, l’affranchir de la responsabilité à laquelle il était tenu. |
Where the eye mixes dégagent and dégager
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dégagent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against dégager's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dégagent vs dégager
A purely visual mix-up. dégagent (\de.ɡaʒ\) and dégager (\de.ɡa.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 26455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégagent is recorded at frequency rank #20,704, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ɡaʒ\. 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 26455, this pair ranks #334,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dégagent vs dégager
Shared letters: adegé. Private to "dégagent": nt. Private to "dégager": r.
"dégagent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "dégager" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dégagent" and "dégager" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dégagent" or "dégager" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégagent" 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 #334,886 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégagent" and "dégager" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décadent vs dégagent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #334,886 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.