Which to use
“dégât” and “degré” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,555
- “dégât” frequency rank
- #2,871
- “degré” frequency rank
- 27426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégât | degré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dommage, détérioration amenés par un accident ou une cause violente. | Espace compris entre deux marches d’un escalier. |
Where the eye mixes dégât and degré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dégât (CVCVC) and degré (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dégât vs degré
A purely visual mix-up. dégât (\de.ɡa\) and degré (\də.ɡʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27426, 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\. degré is at rank #2,871, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.ɡʁe\.
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 27426, this pair ranks #329,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégât vs degré
Shared letters: dgé. Private to "dégât": tâ. Private to "degré": er.
"dégât" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "degré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégât" and "degré" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dégât" or "degré" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dégât" and "degré" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégât" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "degré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégât" and "degré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégât vs DGA". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #329,037 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.