Which to use
“décalées” is a verb and “décalés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,747
- “décalées” frequency rank
- #34,507
- “décalés” frequency rank
- 76254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décalées | décalés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de décaler. | Masculin pluriel de décalé. |
Same sound, different letters: décalées vs décalés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. décalées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against décalés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: décalées vs décalés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: décalées and décalés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.ka.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décalées is recorded at frequency rank #41,747, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ka.le\. décalés is at rank #34,507, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ka.le\.
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 76254, this pair ranks #31,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décalées vs décalés
Shared letters: acdlsé. Private to "décalées": e. Private to "décalés": -.
"décalées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "décalés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
"décalées" and "décalés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "décalées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décalés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décalées" and "décalés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décalages vs décalées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,648 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.