Which to use
“dégénérée” is a noun and “dégénérés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,615
- “dégénérée” frequency rank
- #29,741
- “dégénérés” frequency rank
- 79356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégénérée | dégénérés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne dont la constitution physique et mentale est atteinte, totalement ou partiellement, d’une déchéance héréditaire. | Masculin pluriel de dégénéré. |
Same sound, different letters: dégénérée vs dégénérés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. dégénérée (CVCVCVCVV) and dégénérés (CVCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: dégénérée vs dégénérés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: dégénérée and dégénérés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ʒe.ne.ʁe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “dégénérée” becomes s in “dégénérés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégénérée is recorded at frequency rank #49,615, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʒe.ne.ʁe\. dégénérés is at rank #29,741, tagged as anadj, 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 79356, this pair ranks #23,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dégénérée vs dégénérés
Shared letters: dgnré. Private to "dégénérée": e. Private to "dégénérés": s.
"dégénérée" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "dégénérés" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégénérée" and "dégénérés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dégénérée" vs "dégénérés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"dégénérée" and "dégénérés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégénérée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégénérés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégénérée" and "dégénérés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégénérée vs dégénérer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #23,504 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.