Which to use
“dégoût” and “détour” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,360
- “dégoût” frequency rank
- #7,820
- “détour” frequency rank
- 21180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégoût | détour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manque de goût, d’appétit. | Action de s’écarter du chemin direct. |
Where the eye mixes dégoût and détour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dégoût and détour follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dégoût with détour
A purely visual mix-up. dégoût (\de.ɡu\) and détour (\de.tuʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21180, 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\. détour is at rank #7,820, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.tuʁ\.
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 21180, this pair ranks #364,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dégoût vs détour
Shared letters: doté. Private to "dégoût": gû. Private to "détour": ru.
"dégoût" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "détour" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dégoût" for "détour" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dégoût" or "détour"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégoût" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "détour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,473 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégoût" and "détour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débouté vs dégoût". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #364,473 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.