Which to use
“dégagent” and “dégagez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,704
- “dégagent” frequency rank
- #36,363
- “dégagez” frequency rank
- 57067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégagent | dégagez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dégager. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de dégager. |
Where the eye mixes dégagent and dégagez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dégagent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against dégagez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dégagent vs dégagez
A purely visual mix-up. dégagent (\de.ɡaʒ\) and dégagez (\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 57067, 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\. 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 57067, this pair ranks #117,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégagent vs dégagez
Shared letters: adegé. Private to "dégagent": nt. Private to "dégagez": z.
"dégagent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "dégagez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégagent" and "dégagez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dégagent" vs "dégagez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "dégagez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #117,238 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégagent" and "dégagez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégages vs dégagez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #117,238 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.