Which to use
“dégât” and “det” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,555
- “dégât” frequency rank
- #34,976
- “det” frequency rank
- 59531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégât | det |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dommage, détérioration amenés par un accident ou une cause violente. | Mer. |
Where the eye mixes dégât and det
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dégât runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against det's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dégât with det
A purely visual mix-up. dégât (\de.ɡa\) and det (\ˈdet\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59531, 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\. det is at rank #34,976, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdet\.
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 59531, this pair ranks #102,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dégât vs det
Shared letters: dt. Private to "dégât": gâé. Private to "det": e.
"dégât" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "det" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dégât" for "det" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dégât" or "det" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dégât" and "det" 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 "det" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégât" and "det" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs det". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #102,621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.