déguste vs déteste, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“déguste” and “déteste” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,465
“déguste” frequency rank: #2,363
“déteste” frequency rank: 33828
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	déguste	déteste
Definition	Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déguster.	Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de détester.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déguste and déteste apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

déguste

7 ch

déteste

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. déguste (\de.ɡyst\) and déteste (\de.tɛst\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

déguste is recorded at frequency rank #31,465, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ɡyst\. déteste is at rank #2,363, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.tɛst\.

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 33828, this pair ranks #288,012 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of déguste vs déteste

Shared letters: desté. Private to "déguste": gu. Private to "déteste": -.

"déguste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "déteste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequency comparison

déguste#31,465

déteste#2,363

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déguste" and "déteste" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\de.ɡyst\ versus \de.tɛst\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "déguste" or "déteste"?

"déteste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,363 in our French list, against #31,465 for "déguste". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering déguste vs déteste

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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