Which to use
“décapités” and “décrites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,263
- “décapités” frequency rank
- #14,458
- “décrites” frequency rank
- 53721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décapités | décrites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de décapité. | Féminin pluriel de décrit. |
Where the eye mixes décapités and décrites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décapités runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against décrites's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décapités and décrites
A purely visual mix-up. décapités (\de.ka.pi.te\) and décrites (\de.kʁit\) 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 53721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décapités is recorded at frequency rank #39,263, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ka.pi.te\. décrites is at rank #14,458, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁit\.
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 53721, this pair ranks #138,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décapités vs décrites
Shared letters: cdisté. Private to "décapités": ap. Private to "décrites": er.
"décapités" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "décrites" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décapités" and "décrites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décapités" or "décrites" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décapités" and "décrites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décapités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décrites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décapités" and "décrites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décapitée vs décapités". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #138,830 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.