Which to use
“dégât” and “dégâts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,555
- “dégât” frequency rank
- #4,228
- “dégâts” frequency rank
- 28783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégât | dégâts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dommage, détérioration amenés par un accident ou une cause violente. | Pluriel de dégât. |
Same sound, different letters: dégât vs dégâts
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. dégât runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dégâts's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: dégât vs dégâts
This is the hard kind. dégât and dégâts are pronounced identically (\de.ɡa\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dégât” sits inside “dégâts”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégât is recorded at frequency rank #24,555, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ɡa\. dégâts is at rank #4,228, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ɡa\.
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 28783, this pair ranks #320,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégât vs dégâts
Shared letters: dgtâé. Private to "dégât": -. Private to "dégâts": s.
"dégât" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dégâts" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégât" and "dégâts" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dégât" or "dégâts"?
What to do next
"dégât" and "dégâts" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégât" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégâts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégât" and "dégâts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégât vs DGA". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #320,737 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.