Which to use
“dégel” is a noun and “degli” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,070
- “dégel” frequency rank
- #42,274
- “degli” frequency rank
- 76344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégel | degli |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fonte naturelle de la glace et de la neige par l’adoucissement de la température, qui remonte au-dessus de zéro degrés Celsius. | Article contracté souvent traduit par des. Note d’usage : il s’emploie alternativement à dei devant les consonnes impures : s, gn, pn, ps, x, z. |
Where the eye mixes dégel and degli
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dégel (CVCVC) and degli (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dégel vs degli
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dégel is \de.ʒɛl\ while degli is \ˈdeʎ.ʎi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégel is recorded at frequency rank #34,070, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʒɛl\. degli is at rank #42,274, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \ˈdeʎ.ʎi\.
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 76344, this pair ranks #31,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dégel vs degli
Shared letters: degl. Private to "dégel": é. Private to "degli": i.
"dégel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "degli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- degli ← ddegli · deggli · degil · deglli · delgi · dgeli · edgli
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégel" and "degli" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dégel" vs "degli" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "degli" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,413 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégel" and "degli" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degli vs DGSI". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #31,413 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.