Which to use
“débouté” and “décote” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,395
- “débouté” frequency rank
- #41,242
- “décote” frequency rank
- 84637
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débouté | décote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rejet d’une demande faite en justice. | Réduction de la cote, baisse de la valeur. |
Where the eye mixes débouté and décote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. débouté runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against décote's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between débouté and décote
A purely visual mix-up. débouté (\de.bu.te\) and décote (\de.kɔt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84637, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débouté is recorded at frequency rank #43,395, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.bu.te\. décote is at rank #41,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔt\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 84637, this pair ranks #12,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débouté vs décote
Shared letters: doté. Private to "débouté": bu. Private to "décote": ce.
"débouté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "décote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débouté" and "décote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "débouté" or "décote"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "débouté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débouté" and "décote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décote". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,624 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.