Which to use
“délégation” and “dérogation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,569
- “délégation” frequency rank
- #16,118
- “dérogation” frequency rank
- 20687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délégation | dérogation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de déléguer une personne. | Action de déroger à une loi, à un acte quelconque de l’autorité publique, à un traité, à un usage, à des droits, etc., ou résultat de cette action. |
Where the eye mixes délégation and dérogation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. délégation and dérogation follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: délégation vs dérogation
A purely visual mix-up. délégation (\de.le.ɡa.sjɔ̃\) and dérogation (\de.ʁɔ.ɡa.sjɔ̃\) 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 20687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délégation is recorded at frequency rank #4,569, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.le.ɡa.sjɔ̃\. dérogation is at rank #16,118, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁɔ.ɡa.sjɔ̃\.
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 20687, this pair ranks #367,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of délégation vs dérogation
Shared letters: adginoté. Private to "délégation": l. Private to "dérogation": r.
"délégation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "dérogation" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délégation" and "dérogation" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "délégation" or "dérogation"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "délégation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérogation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #367,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délégation" and "dérogation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délectation vs délégation". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #367,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.