Which to use
“déjà” is an adverb and “della” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #122
- “déjà” frequency rank
- #14,444
- “della” frequency rank
- 14566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déjà | della |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indique un changement d’état ou une atteinte du critère jusqu’à présent ou jusqu’alors. | Article contracté souvent traduit par De la. |
Where the eye mixes déjà and della
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between déjà and della
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déjà is \de.ʒa\ while della is \ˈdel.la\. 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 (adverb vs article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déjà is recorded at frequency rank #122, classified as anadv, pronounced \de.ʒa\. della is at rank #14,444, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \ˈdel.la\.
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 14566, this pair ranks #396,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déjà vs della
Shared letters: d. Private to "déjà": jàé. Private to "della": ael.
"déjà" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "della" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- della ← ddella · delal · dlela · edlla
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déjà" and "della" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déjà" or "della" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déjà" and "della" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déjà" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "della" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déjà" and "della" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Debra vs della". 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 #396,114 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.