Which to use
“dégât” and “dégoût” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,555
- “dégât” frequency rank
- #13,360
- “dégoût” frequency rank
- 37915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégât | dégoût |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dommage, détérioration amenés par un accident ou une cause violente. | Manque de goût, d’appétit. |
Where the eye mixes dégât and dégoût
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dégât runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dégoût's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dégât vs dégoût
A purely visual mix-up. dégât (\de.ɡa\) and dégoût (\de.ɡu\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37915, 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\. dégoût is at rank #13,360, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ɡu\.
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 37915, this pair ranks #259,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégât vs dégoût
Shared letters: dgté. Private to "dégât": â. Private to "dégoût": oû.
"dégât" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dégoût" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégât" and "dégoût" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dégât" or "dégoût" show up more?
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 "dégât" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégoût" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégât" and "dégoût" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégât vs DGA". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #259,070 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.