décrite
\de.kʁit\
The verdict
“décrite” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,645. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,645
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de décrit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-decrite · décrite · French
décrite · rank #9,645 · 11 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,645
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH débuter
Nearest frequency peer: débuter (-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 “décrite”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- draps
draps
90,359 corpus weight
- drive
drive
90,358 corpus weight
- débuter
débuter
90,357 corpus weight
- décrite
décrite
90,356 corpus weight
- décrocher
décrocher
90,355 corpus weight
- défendent
défendent
90,354 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “décrite” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | décrite |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \de.kʁit\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #9,645 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “décrite” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around décrite (IPA \de.kʁit\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,645 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de décrit.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for décrite, with forms such as "dcérite", "ddécrite", and "decrite". 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, "dérive", "dépité", "défaite", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is décrite, spelled D-É-C-R-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Féminin singulier de décrit.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dcérite
- ddécrite
- decrite
- déccrite
- décirte
- décriet
- décritte
- décrrite
- décrtie
- dércite
- édcrite
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of décrite - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "décrite", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "décrite". Here's where to go from here.
- "décrite" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "dérive". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #9,645 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.