Which to use
“dello” is an article and “déplu” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,458
- “dello” frequency rank
- #35,002
- “déplu” frequency rank
- 70460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dello | déplu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contraction de di (« de ») et lo (« le »), du. | Participe passé masculin singulier de déplaire. |
Where the eye mixes dello and déplu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dello with déplu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dello is \ˈdel.lo\ while déplu is \de.ply\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dello is recorded at frequency rank #35,458, classified as anarticle, pronounced \ˈdel.lo\. déplu is at rank #35,002, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ply\.
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 70460, this pair ranks #51,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dello vs déplu
Shared letters: dl. Private to "dello": eo. Private to "déplu": pué.
"dello" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "déplu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dello ← ddello · delo · delol · dlelo · edllo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dello" and "déplu" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dello" or "déplu"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dello" and "déplu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dello" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déplu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dello" and "déplu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degli vs dello". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #51,243 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.