decision

\dɪˈsɪʒ.ən\

/\dɪˈsɪʒ.ən\/ noun

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The verdict

“decision” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,127
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Décision.

Corpus desk

Index FR-decision · decision · French

decision · rank #28,127 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,127
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH desire

Nearest frequency peer: desire (+2 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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « decision »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « decision » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

decision vs division
75% similar
decision vs décisive
63% similar
decision vs dérision
75% similar

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

Key facts for decision
PropertyValue
Headworddecision
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɪˈsɪʒ.ən\
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,127
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « decision »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).decisionse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « desire » (#28,129), « Cyrano » (#28,124), « Dietrich » (#28,130). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « decision » est au #28,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around decision (IPA \dɪˈsɪʒ.ən\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,127 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Décision.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for decision, with forms such as "dceision", "ddecision", and "deccision". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "division", "décisive", "dérision", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is decision, spelled D-E-C-I-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Décision.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how decision appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. We will wait for the decision for the Court of Appeal of Lyon.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceision
  • ddecision
  • deccision
  • deciison
  • decisino
  • decisionn
  • decisoin
  • decission
  • decsiion
  • deicsion
  • edcision

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decision - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

dceision2ddecision1deccision1deciison2decisino2decisionn1decisoin2decission1
Edit distance from "decision"

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 "decision"?
"decision" is spelled D-E-C-I-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dɪˈsɪʒ.ən\.
What does "decision" mean?
As a noun, "decision" means: Décision.
What words are commonly confused with "decision"?
"decision" is commonly confused with "division", "décisive", "dérision". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decision"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decision" is \dɪˈsɪʒ.ən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decision" come from?
"decision" 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 "decision", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dietrich#28,130crinière#28,122Dumoulin#28,134décréter#28,138

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

désolés11 variantscomblée11 variantsendiguer11 variantschameaux11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list