décès

\de.sɛ\

/\de.sɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“décès” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,037
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mort naturelle d’une personne.

Corpus desk

Index FR-deces · décès · French

décès · rank #2,037 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,037
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 404,891
  • PHOTO-FINISH douleur

Nearest frequency peer: douleur (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “décès”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “décès” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

décès vs des
40% similar
décès vs dee
20% similar
décès vs déçu
40% similar

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

Key facts for décès
PropertyValue
Headworddécès
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.sɛ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,037
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “décès” 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). décès 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 8 spelling variants around décès (IPA \de.sɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,037 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Mort naturelle d’une personne.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for décès, with forms such as "dcéès", "ddécès", and "deces". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "des", "dee", "déçu", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is décès, spelled D-É-C-È-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mort naturelle d’une personne.

Synonyms

départgrand départmortdisparitiontrépas

This word in other languages

demise(English)deceso(Español)Exitus(Deutsch)morte(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcéès
  • ddécès
  • deces
  • déccès
  • décsè
  • décèss
  • déècs
  • édcès

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of décès - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dcéès2ddécès1deces2déccès1décsè2décèss1déècs2édcès2
Edit distance from "décès"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "décès"?
"décès" is spelled D-É-C-È-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.sɛ\.
What does "décès" mean?
As a noun, "décès" means: Mort naturelle d’une personne.
What words are commonly confused with "décès"?
"décès" is commonly confused with "des", "dee", "déçu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "décès"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "décès" is \de.sɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "décès" come from?
"décès" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "décès", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bilan#2,026seine#2,058Alain#2,062balle#2,067

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

classes8 variantsanimal8 variantsœuvres8 variantsrefuse8 variants
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