Which to use
“dégénéré” is an adjective and “dégénérée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,938
- “dégénéré” frequency rank
- #49,615
- “dégénérée” frequency rank
- 67553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégénéré | dégénérée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a subi une dégénérescence. | Personne dont la constitution physique et mentale est atteinte, totalement ou partiellement, d’une déchéance héréditaire. |
Same sound, different letters: dégénéré vs dégénérée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. dégénéré runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against dégénérée's 9 (CVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: dégénéré vs dégénérée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dégénéré and dégénérée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ʒe.ne.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dégénéré” sits inside “dégénérée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégénéré is recorded at frequency rank #17,938, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ʒe.ne.ʁe\. dégénérée is at rank #49,615, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ʒe.ne.ʁe\.
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 67553, this pair ranks #62,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dégénéré vs dégénérée
Shared letters: dgnré. Private to "dégénéré": -. Private to "dégénérée": e.
"dégénéré" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "dégénérée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégénéré" and "dégénérée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dégénéré" or "dégénérée"?
Useful next steps
"dégénéré" and "dégénérée" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégénéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégénérée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,918 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégénéré" and "dégénérée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégénérée vs dégénérés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #62,918 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.