Which to use
“déléguer” is a verb and “délégués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,193
- “déléguer” frequency rank
- #8,231
- “délégués” frequency rank
- 32424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déléguer | délégués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Députer, commettre, envoyer quelqu’un avec pouvoir d’agir, d’examiner, de juger, de négocier, etc. | Masculin pluriel de délégué. |
Same sound, different letters: déléguer vs délégués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. déléguer and délégués follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - déléguer / délégués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: déléguer and délégués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.le.ɡe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 32424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déléguer is recorded at frequency rank #24,193, classified as averb, 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 32424, this pair ranks #297,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déléguer vs délégués
Shared letters: dglué. Private to "déléguer": er. Private to "délégués": s.
"déléguer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "délégués" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déléguer" and "délégués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déléguer" or "délégués"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "déléguer" / "délégués". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "déléguer" 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 #297,384 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déléguer" and "délégués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déléguer vs déloger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #297,384 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.