Which to use
“dégoûtée” and “dévouée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,245
- “dégoûtée” frequency rank
- #25,296
- “dévouée” frequency rank
- 66541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégoûtée | dévouée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dégoûté. | Féminin singulier de dévoué. |
Where the eye mixes dégoûtée and dévouée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dégoûtée runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVV) against dévouée's 7 (CVCVVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dégoûtée vs dévouée
A purely visual mix-up. dégoûtée (\de.ɡu.te\) and dévouée (\de.vwe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégoûtée is recorded at frequency rank #41,245, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ɡu.te\. 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 66541, this pair ranks #67,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dégoûtée vs dévouée
Shared letters: deoé. Private to "dégoûtée": gtû. Private to "dévouée": uv.
"dégoûtée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "dévouée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dégoûtée" and "dévouée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dégoûtée" or "dévouée"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dégoûtée" and "dévouée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégoûtée" 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 #67,357 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégoûtée" and "dévouée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégoûtée vs déportée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #67,357 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.