Which to use
“degré” and “doge” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,871
- “degré” frequency rank
- #34,985
- “doge” frequency rank
- 37856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | degré | doge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espace compris entre deux marches d’un escalier. | Nom de la dignité du chef des anciennes républiques de Venise et de Gênes, élu parmi les familles aristocratiques de la ville. |
Where the eye mixes degré and doge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: degré vs doge
A purely visual mix-up. degré (\də.ɡʁe\) and doge (\dɔʒ\) 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 37856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
degré is recorded at frequency rank #2,871, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.ɡʁe\. doge is at rank #34,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔʒ\.
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 37856, this pair ranks #259,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of degré vs doge
Shared letters: deg. Private to "degré": ré. Private to "doge": o.
"degré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "doge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doge ← dgoe · doeg · dogge · odge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "degré" and "doge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "degré" vs "doge" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "degré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #259,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "degré" and "doge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doge vs domi". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #259,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.