Which to use
“décalée” and “déclarée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,289
- “décalée” frequency rank
- #8,990
- “déclarée” frequency rank
- 34279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décalée | déclarée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décalé. | Féminin singulier de déclaré. |
Where the eye mixes décalée and déclarée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décalée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against déclarée's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décalée and déclarée
A purely visual mix-up. décalée (\de.ka.le\) and déclarée (\de.kla.ʁe\) 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 34279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décalée is recorded at frequency rank #25,289, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ka.le\. déclarée is at rank #8,990, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kla.ʁe\.
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 34279, this pair ranks #284,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décalée vs déclarée
Shared letters: acdelé. Private to "décalée": -. Private to "déclarée": r.
"décalée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "déclarée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décalée" for "déclarée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "décalée" vs "déclarée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décalée" and "déclarée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décalée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déclarée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décalée" and "déclarée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décalée vs décriée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #284,926 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.