Which to use
“décalée” and “décriée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,289
- “décalée” frequency rank
- #47,301
- “décriée” frequency rank
- 72590
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décalée | décriée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décalé. | Féminin singulier de décrié. |
Where the eye mixes décalée and décriée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décalée (CVCVCVV) and décriée (CVCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: décalée vs décriée
A purely visual mix-up. décalée (\de.ka.le\) and décriée (\de.kʁi.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72590, 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\. décriée is at rank #47,301, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁi.je\.
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 72590, this pair ranks #43,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décalée vs décriée
Shared letters: cdeé. Private to "décalée": al. Private to "décriée": ir.
"décalée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "décriée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décalée" and "décriée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décalée" or "décriée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décalée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décriée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,471 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décalée" and "décriée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs déviée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,471 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.