Which to use
“degli” is an article and “DGSI” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,274
- “degli” frequency rank
- #41,220
- “DGSI” frequency rank
- 83494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | degli | DGSI |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Service de renseignement intérieur, organisme d’État placé sous l’autorité du ministre de l’intérieur, chargé du contre-espionnage et de la lutte contre le terrorisme. |
Where the eye mixes degli and DGSI
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. degli runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against DGSI's 4 (CCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between degli and DGSI
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: degli is \ˈdeʎ.ʎi\ while DGSI is \de.ʒe.ɛs.i\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83494, 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\. DGSI is at rank #41,220, tagged as aname, pronounced \de.ʒe.ɛs.i\.
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 83494, this pair ranks #14,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of degli vs DGSI
Shared letters: dgi. Private to "degli": el. Private to "DGSI": s.
"degli" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "DGSI" · 4 letters · shape CCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "degli" and "DGSI" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "degli" vs "DGSI" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "degli" and "DGSI" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "degli" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "DGSI" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,716 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "degli" and "DGSI" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI 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 #14,716 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.