Which to use
“déléguer” and “déloger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,193
- “déléguer” frequency rank
- #26,336
- “déloger” frequency rank
- 50529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déléguer | déloger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Députer, commettre, envoyer quelqu’un avec pouvoir d’agir, d’examiner, de juger, de négocier, etc. | Quitter un logement, un appartement. |
Where the eye mixes déléguer and déloger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déléguer runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against déloger's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déléguer with déloger
A purely visual mix-up. déléguer (\de.le.ɡe\) and déloger (\de.lɔ.ʒe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50529, 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\. déloger is at rank #26,336, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.lɔ.ʒe\.
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 50529, this pair ranks #161,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déléguer vs déloger
Shared letters: deglré. Private to "déléguer": u. Private to "déloger": o.
"déléguer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "déloger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déléguer" for "déloger" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déléguer" or "déloger" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déléguer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déloger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déléguer" and "déloger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délier vs déloger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #161,955 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.