Which to use
“dégât” and “départ” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,555
- “dégât” frequency rank
- #769
- “départ” frequency rank
- 25324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégât | départ |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dommage, détérioration amenés par un accident ou une cause violente. | Moment précis de l'action de partir. |
Where the eye mixes dégât and départ
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dégât runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against départ's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dégât and départ
A purely visual mix-up. dégât (\de.ɡa\) and départ (\de.paʁ\) 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 25324, 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\. départ is at rank #769, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.paʁ\.
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 25324, this pair ranks #341,505 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dégât vs départ
Shared letters: dté. Private to "dégât": gâ. Private to "départ": apr.
"dégât" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "départ" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dégât" for "départ" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dégât" or "départ"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dégât" and "départ" 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 "départ" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,505 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégât" and "départ" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégât vs DGA". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #341,505 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.