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Which to use

“délier” and “déloger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,997
“délier” frequency rank
#26,336
“déloger” frequency rank
71333
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature délier déloger
Definition Dégager de ce qui lie. Quitter un logement, un appartement.

Where the eye mixes délier and déloger

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. délier runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against déloger's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
délier
7 ch
déloger

Visual trap between délier and déloger

A purely visual mix-up. délier (\de.lje\) 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 71333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

délier is recorded at frequency rank #44,997, classified as averb, pronounced \de.lje\. 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 71333, this pair ranks #47,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of délier vs déloger

Shared letters: delré. Private to "délier": i. Private to "déloger": go.

"délier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "déloger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "délier" and "déloger" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.lje\ versus \de.lɔ.ʒe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "délier" or "déloger"?
"déloger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,336 in our French list, against #44,997 for "délier". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "délier" 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 #47,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "délier" and "déloger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délier vs déviée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #47,909 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list