Which to use
“dégages” and “degas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,759
- “dégages” frequency rank
- #39,742
- “degas” frequency rank
- 79501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégages | degas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de dégager. | Enlever le gaz de. |
Where the eye mixes dégages and degas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dégages runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against degas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dégages vs degas
A purely visual mix-up. dégages (\de.ɡaʒ\) and degas (\ˈde.ɡaz\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégages is recorded at frequency rank #39,759, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ɡaʒ\. degas is at rank #39,742, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈde.ɡaz\.
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 79501, this pair ranks #23,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dégages vs degas
Shared letters: adegs. Private to "dégages": é. Private to "degas": -.
"dégages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "degas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- degas ← ddegas · deags · degass · deggas · degsa · dgeas · edgas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dégages" and "degas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dégages" or "degas"?
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 "dégages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "degas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégages" and "degas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degas vs DGA". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #23,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.