décalées

\de.ka.le\

/\de.ka.le\/ verb

The verdict

“décalées” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,747
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participe passé féminin pluriel de décaler.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

décalées vs décaler
75% similar
décalées vs décalés
88% similar
décalées vs décorées
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for décalées
PropertyValue
Headworddécalées
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.ka.le\
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,747
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “décalées” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). décalées lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around décalées (IPA \de.ka.le\), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,747 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe passé féminin pluriel de décaler.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for décalées, with forms such as "dcéalées", "ddécalées", and "decalees". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "décaler", "décalés", "décorées", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is décalées, spelled D-É-C-A-L-É-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé féminin pluriel de décaler.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcéalées
  • ddécalées
  • decalees
  • déaclées
  • décaleés
  • décallées
  • décaléess
  • décalése
  • décaéles
  • déccalées
  • déclaées
  • édcalées

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of décalées - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dcéalées2ddécalées1decalees2déaclées2décaleés2décallées1décaléess1décalése2
Edit distance from "décalées"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "décalées"?
"décalées" is spelled D-É-C-A-L-É-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.ka.le\.
What does "décalées" mean?
As a verb, "décalées" means: Participe passé féminin pluriel de décaler.
What words are commonly confused with "décalées"?
"décalées" is commonly confused with "décaler", "décalés", "décorées". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "décalées"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "décalées" is \de.ka.le\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "décalées" come from?
"décalées" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “décalées”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-C-A-L-É-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.ka.le\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “décaler” - see the side-by-side comparison. décalées vs décaler
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list