Which to use
“délégations” and “dérogations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,413
- “délégations” frequency rank
- #26,340
- “dérogations” frequency rank
- 43753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délégations | dérogations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de délégation. | Pluriel de dérogation. |
Where the eye mixes délégations and dérogations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. délégations and dérogations follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: délégations vs dérogations
A purely visual mix-up. délégations (\de.le.ɡa.sjɔ̃\) and dérogations (\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 43753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délégations is recorded at frequency rank #17,413, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.le.ɡa.sjɔ̃\. dérogations is at rank #26,340, 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 43753, this pair ranks #215,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délégations vs dérogations
Shared letters: adginosté. Private to "délégations": l. Private to "dérogations": r.
"délégations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC · "dérogations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délégations" and "dérogations" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "délégations" vs "dérogations" - 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 "délégations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérogations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délégations" and "dérogations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dérogation vs dérogations". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #215,696 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.