décote

\de.kɔt\

/\de.kɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

“décote” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,242. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,242
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réduction de la cote, baisse de la valeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-decote · décote · French

décote · rank #41,242 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,242
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH décorateurs

Nearest frequency peer: décorateurs (-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.

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

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

corpus weight

What this shows « décote » 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).

décote vs dote
67% similar
décote vs dette
50% similar
décote vs dépôt
50% similar

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

Key facts for décote
PropertyValue
Headworddécote
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.kɔt\
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,242
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « décote »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).décotese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « décorateurs » (#41,241), « décroissante » (#41,243), « déchus » (#41,240). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « décote » est au #41,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around décote (IPA \de.kɔt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,242 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for décote, with forms such as "dcéote", "ddécote", and "decote". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dote", "dette", "dépôt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is décote, spelled D-É-C-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réduction de la cote, baisse de la valeur.
  2. 2
    Réduction du niveau d’une pension du fait que le salarié prend sa retraite avant un âge minimum sans avoir le nombre d’annuités requis.
  3. 3
    Abaissement irrégulier du niveau de la mer due à l’action des éléments météorologiques, vents et champ de pression atmosphérique, sur les eaux marines.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une restructuration classique peut prendre différentes formes en pratique : décote sur la valeur faciale des obligations, baisse des taux d'intérêt, allongement de la maturité, conversion en un autre actif.
  2. Le Canada n’est pas au bord d’une décote.

This word in other languages

reduction(English)Wertverlust(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcéote
  • ddécote
  • decote
  • déccote
  • décoet
  • décotte
  • déctoe
  • déocte
  • édcote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of décote - 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.

dcéote2ddécote1decote1déccote1décoet2décotte1déctoe2déocte2
Edit distance from "décote"

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 "décote"?
"décote" is spelled D-É-C-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.kɔt\.
What does "décote" mean?
As a noun, "décote" means: Réduction de la cote, baisse de la valeur.
What words are commonly confused with "décote"?
"décote" is commonly confused with "dote", "dette", "dépôt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "décote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "décote" is \de.kɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "décote" come from?
"décote" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

déchus#41,240débité#41,236dénudé#41,249Dupond#41,233

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Donbass9 variantsDjerba9 variantsDelarue9 variantsdansez9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list