Which to use
“déloger” and “déroge” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,336
- “déloger” frequency rank
- #43,401
- “déroge” frequency rank
- 69737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déloger | déroge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quitter un logement, un appartement. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déroger. |
Where the eye mixes déloger and déroge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déloger runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against déroge's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déloger and déroge
A purely visual mix-up. déloger (\de.lɔ.ʒe\) and déroge (\de.ʁɔʒ\) 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 69737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déloger is recorded at frequency rank #26,336, classified as averb, pronounced \de.lɔ.ʒe\. déroge is at rank #43,401, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁɔʒ\.
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 69737, this pair ranks #54,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déloger vs déroge
Shared letters: degoré. Private to "déloger": l. Private to "déroge": -.
"déloger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "déroge" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déloger" and "déroge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déloger" vs "déroge" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déloger" and "déroge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déloger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déroge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déloger" and "déroge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derme vs déroge". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,013 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.