Which to use
“degli” and “dello” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,274
- “degli” frequency rank
- #35,458
- “dello” frequency rank
- 77732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | degli | dello |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Contraction de di (« de ») et lo (« le »), du. |
Where the eye mixes degli and dello
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. degli and dello follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: degli vs dello
A purely visual mix-up. degli (\ˈdeʎ.ʎi\) and dello (\ˈdel.lo\) 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 77732, 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\. dello is at rank #35,458, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \ˈdel.lo\.
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 77732, this pair ranks #27,604 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of degli vs dello
Shared letters: del. Private to "degli": gi. Private to "dello": o.
"degli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dello" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "degli" and "dello" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "degli" vs "dello" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "dello" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,604 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "degli" and "dello" 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 #27,604 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.