Which to use
“dégoûte” is a verb and “dévouée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,244
- “dégoûte” frequency rank
- #25,296
- “dévouée” frequency rank
- 47540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégoûte | dévouée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe dégoûter. | Féminin singulier de dévoué. |
Where the eye mixes dégoûte and dévouée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dégoûte (CVCVVCV) and dévouée (CVCVVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses dégoûte with dévouée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dégoûte is \de.ɡut\ while dévouée is \de.vwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47540, 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\. dévouée is at rank #25,296, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vwe\.
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 47540, this pair ranks #186,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégoûte vs dévouée
Shared letters: deoé. Private to "dégoûte": gtû. Private to "dévouée": uv.
"dégoûte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dévouée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dégoûte" and "dévouée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dégoûte" or "dévouée"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégoûte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévouée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,147 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégoûte" and "dévouée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévolues vs dévouée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #186,147 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.