Which to use
“dégoûte” is a verb and “dégoûtée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,244
- “dégoûte” frequency rank
- #41,245
- “dégoûtée” frequency rank
- 63489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégoûte | dégoûtée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe dégoûter. | Féminin singulier de dégoûté. |
Where the eye mixes dégoûte and dégoûtée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dégoûte runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against dégoûtée's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dégoûte with dégoûtée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dégoûte is \de.ɡut\ while dégoûtée is \de.ɡu.te\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégoûte is recorded at frequency rank #22,244, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ɡut\. 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 63489, this pair ranks #81,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dégoûte vs dégoûtée
Shared letters: degotéû. Private to "dégoûte": -. Private to "dégoûtée": -.
"dégoûte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dégoûtée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dégoûte" for "dégoûtée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dégoûte" or "dégoûtée"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dégoûte" and "dégoûtée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégoûte" 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 #81,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégoûte" and "dégoûtée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégoûtée vs déportée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #81,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.