Which to use
“déroge” is a verb and “doge” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,401
- “déroge” frequency rank
- #34,985
- “doge” frequency rank
- 78386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroge | doge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de déroger. | Nom de la dignité du chef des anciennes républiques de Venise et de Gênes, élu parmi les familles aristocratiques de la ville. |
Where the eye mixes déroge and doge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déroge runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against doge's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déroge vs doge
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déroge is \de.ʁɔʒ\ while doge is \dɔʒ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déroge is recorded at frequency rank #43,401, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʁɔʒ\. doge is at rank #34,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔʒ\.
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 78386, this pair ranks #25,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déroge vs doge
Shared letters: dego. Private to "déroge": ré. Private to "doge": -.
"déroge" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "doge" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doge ← dgoe · doeg · dogge · odge
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déroge" for "doge" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déroge" or "doge"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déroge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroge" and "doge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derme vs déroge". 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 #25,884 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.