Which to use
“délégué” is a noun and “déléguer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,337
- “délégué” frequency rank
- #24,193
- “déléguer” frequency rank
- 29530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délégué | déléguer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui a reçu une délégation, qui a commission de quelqu’un. | Députer, commettre, envoyer quelqu’un avec pouvoir d’agir, d’examiner, de juger, de négocier, etc. |
Same sound, different letters: délégué vs déléguer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. délégué runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against déléguer's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - délégué and déléguer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: délégué and déléguer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.le.ɡe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29530, 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\. déléguer is at rank #24,193, tagged as averb, 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 29530, this pair ranks #316,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délégué vs déléguer
Shared letters: dglué. Private to "délégué": -. Private to "déléguer": er.
"délégué" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "déléguer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "délégué" and "déléguer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "délégué" vs "déléguer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "délégué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déléguer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délégué" and "déléguer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déléguer vs déloger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #316,095 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.