Which to use
“degas” is a verb and “délai” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,742
- “degas” frequency rank
- #2,711
- “délai” frequency rank
- 42453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | degas | délai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enlever le gaz de. | Temps accordé pour faire une chose, ou à l’expiration duquel on sera tenu de faire une certaine chose. |
Where the eye mixes degas and délai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. degas (CVCVC) and délai (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between degas and délai
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: degas is \ˈde.ɡaz\ while délai is \de.lɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42453, 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\. délai is at rank #2,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.lɛ\.
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 42453, this pair ranks #225,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of degas vs délai
Shared letters: ad. Private to "degas": egs. Private to "délai": ilé.
"degas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "délai" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- degas ← ddegas · deags · degass · deggas · degsa · dgeas · edgas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "degas" and "délai" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "degas" vs "délai" - 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 "degas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "délai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,494 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "degas" and "délai" 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 #225,494 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.