Which to use
“déléguée” is a noun and “déléguer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,459
- “déléguée” frequency rank
- #24,193
- “déléguer” frequency rank
- 38652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déléguée | déléguer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme envoyée en délégation. | Députer, commettre, envoyer quelqu’un avec pouvoir d’agir, d’examiner, de juger, de négocier, etc. |
Same sound, different letters: déléguée vs déléguer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déléguée (CVCVCVVV) and déléguer (CVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - déléguée / déléguer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déléguée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déléguée is recorded at frequency rank #14,459, 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 38652, this pair ranks #253,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déléguée vs déléguer
Shared letters: deglué. Private to "déléguée": -. Private to "déléguer": r.
"déléguée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV · "déléguer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déléguée" and "déléguer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "déléguée" vs "déléguer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "déléguée" / "déléguer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "déléguée" 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 #253,772 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déléguée" and "déléguer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déléguer vs déloger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #253,772 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.