délogervsdérogeWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
déloger
6 ch
déroge

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?
No. They are said differently (\de.lɔ.ʒe\ versus \de.ʁɔʒ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "déloger" vs "déroge" - which ranks higher?
"déloger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,336 in our French list, against #43,401 for "déroge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list