Which to use
“derme” is a noun and “déroge” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,692
- “derme” frequency rank
- #43,401
- “déroge” frequency rank
- 90093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derme | déroge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tissu qui forme la partie la plus épaisse de la peau entre l’épiderme et l'hypoderme. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déroger. |
Where the eye mixes derme and déroge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. derme runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against déroge's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between derme and déroge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: derme is \dɛʁm\ while déroge is \de.ʁɔʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derme is recorded at frequency rank #46,692, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛʁm\. 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 90093, this pair ranks #5,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of derme vs déroge
Shared letters: der. Private to "derme": m. Private to "déroge": goé.
"derme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "déroge" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- derme ← dderme · demre · derem · dermme · derrme · dreme · edrme
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "derme" and "déroge" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "derme" or "déroge"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "derme" and "déroge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "derme" 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 #5,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derme" and "déroge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs derme". 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 #5,160 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.