Which to use
“dégoût” is a noun and “dégoûtée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,360
- “dégoût” frequency rank
- #41,245
- “dégoûtée” frequency rank
- 54605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégoût | dégoûtée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manque de goût, d’appétit. | Féminin singulier de dégoûté. |
Where the eye mixes dégoût and dégoûtée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dégoût runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against dégoûtée's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dégoût vs dégoûtée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dégoût is \de.ɡu\ while dégoûtée is \de.ɡu.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dégoût” sits inside “dégoûtée”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégoût is recorded at frequency rank #13,360, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ɡu\. dégoûtée is at rank #41,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ɡu.te\.
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 54605, this pair ranks #132,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégoût vs dégoûtée
Shared letters: dgotéû. Private to "dégoût": -. Private to "dégoûtée": e.
"dégoût" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dégoûtée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dégoût" for "dégoûtée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dégoût" or "dégoûtée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégoût" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dégoûtée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,904 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégoût" and "dégoûtée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégoûtée vs déportée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #132,904 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.