Which to use
“degli” and “della” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,274
- “degli” frequency rank
- #14,444
- “della” frequency rank
- 56718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | degli | della |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Article contracté souvent traduit par De la. |
Where the eye mixes degli and della
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. degli and della follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses degli with della
A purely visual mix-up. degli (\ˈdeʎ.ʎi\) and della (\ˈdel.la\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
degli is recorded at frequency rank #42,274, classified as anarticle, pronounced \ˈdeʎ.ʎi\. della is at rank #14,444, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \ˈdel.la\.
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 56718, this pair ranks #119,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of degli vs della
Shared letters: del. Private to "degli": gi. Private to "della": a.
"degli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "della" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "degli" and "della" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "degli" or "della"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "degli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "della" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,358 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "degli" and "della" 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 #119,358 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.