Which to use
“dégager” and “déloger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,751
- “dégager” frequency rank
- #26,336
- “déloger” frequency rank
- 32087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégager | déloger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre à quelqu’un sa parole, ne pas exiger qu’il tienne sa promesse, l’affranchir de la responsabilité à laquelle il était tenu. | Quitter un logement, un appartement. |
Where the eye mixes dégager and déloger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dégager and déloger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dégager vs déloger
A purely visual mix-up. dégager (\de.ɡa.ʒe\) and déloger (\de.lɔ.ʒe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégager is recorded at frequency rank #5,751, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ɡa.ʒe\. déloger is at rank #26,336, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.lɔ.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 32087, this pair ranks #299,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégager vs déloger
Shared letters: degré. Private to "dégager": a. Private to "déloger": lo.
"dégager" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "déloger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dégager" for "déloger" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dégager" or "déloger"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégager" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déloger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégager" and "déloger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délier vs déloger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #299,645 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.