Which to use
“déléguée” is a noun and “délégués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,459
- “déléguée” frequency rank
- #8,231
- “délégués” frequency rank
- 22690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déléguée | délégués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme envoyée en délégation. | Masculin pluriel de délégué. |
Same sound, different letters: déléguée vs délégués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. déléguée (CVCVCVVV) and délégués (CVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: déléguée vs délégués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déléguée and délégués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.le.ɡe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “déléguée” becomes s in “délégués”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22690, 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\. délégués is at rank #8,231, tagged as anadj, 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 22690, this pair ranks #356,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déléguée vs délégués
Shared letters: dglué. Private to "déléguée": e. Private to "délégués": s.
"déléguée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVV · "délégués" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "déléguée" / "délégués". 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 "délégués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,647 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déléguée" and "délégués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déléguée vs Deleuze". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #356,647 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.