Which to use
“délégué” and “déléguée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,337
- “délégué” frequency rank
- #14,459
- “déléguée” frequency rank
- 19796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délégué | déléguée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui a reçu une délégation, qui a commission de quelqu’un. | Femme envoyée en délégation. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set délégué and déléguée apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. délégué and déléguée are pronounced identically (\de.le.ɡe\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “délégué” sits inside “déléguée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délégué is recorded at frequency rank #5,337, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.le.ɡe\. déléguée is at rank #14,459, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.le.ɡe\.
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 19796, this pair ranks #371,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of délégué vs déléguée
Shared letters: dglué. Private to "délégué": -. Private to "déléguée": e.
"délégué" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "déléguée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délégué" and "déléguée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "délégué" or "déléguée"?
Remembering délégué vs déléguée
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.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “délégué” entry
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