Which to use
“déloger” and “déroger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,336
- “déloger” frequency rank
- #29,747
- “déroger” frequency rank
- 56083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déloger | déroger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quitter un logement, un appartement. | S’écarter, de quelque manière que ce soit, de ce qui est établi par une loi, un acte de l’autorité publique, une convention, des droits, un usage, etc. |
Where the eye mixes déloger and déroger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déloger and déroger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: déloger vs déroger
A purely visual mix-up. déloger (\de.lɔ.ʒe\) and déroger (\de.ʁɔ.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 a single letter - l in “déloger” becomes r in “déroger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56083, 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\. déroger is at rank #29,747, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁɔ.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 56083, this pair ranks #123,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déloger vs déroger
Shared letters: degoré. Private to "déloger": l. Private to "déroger": -.
"déloger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "déroger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déloger" for "déroger" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déloger" or "déroger" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déloger" and "déroger" 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 "déroger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,356 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déloger" and "déroger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déroger vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #123,356 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.