Which to use
“degas” is a verb and “degli” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,742
- “degas” frequency rank
- #42,274
- “degli” frequency rank
- 82016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | degas | degli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enlever le gaz de. | Article contracté souvent traduit par des. Note d’usage : il s’emploie alternativement à dei devant les consonnes impures : s, gn, pn, ps, x, z. |
Where the eye mixes degas and degli
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. degas (CVCVC) and degli (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses degas with degli
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: degas is \ˈde.ɡaz\ while degli is \ˈdeʎ.ʎi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
degas is recorded at frequency rank #39,742, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈde.ɡaz\. degli is at rank #42,274, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \ˈdeʎ.ʎi\.
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 82016, this pair ranks #17,612 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of degas vs degli
Shared letters: deg. Private to "degas": as. Private to "degli": il.
"degas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "degli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "degas" and "degli" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "degas" vs "degli" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "degas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "degli" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,612 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "degas" and "degli" 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 #17,612 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.