Which to use
“déroger” and “dérouler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,747
- “déroger” frequency rank
- #11,956
- “dérouler” frequency rank
- 41703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroger | dérouler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Étendre ce qui était roulé et le mettre de son long. |
Where the eye mixes déroger and dérouler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déroger runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against dérouler's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déroger vs dérouler
A purely visual mix-up. déroger (\de.ʁɔ.ʒe\) and dérouler (\de.ʁu.le\) 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 41703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déroger is recorded at frequency rank #29,747, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʁɔ.ʒe\. dérouler is at rank #11,956, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʁu.le\.
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 41703, this pair ranks #231,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déroger vs dérouler
Shared letters: deoré. Private to "déroger": g. Private to "dérouler": lu.
"déroger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dérouler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déroger" and "dérouler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déroger" or "dérouler" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déroger" and "dérouler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déroger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérouler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,129 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroger" and "dérouler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déroger vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #231,129 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.