Which to use
“décapités” and “défaites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,263
- “décapités” frequency rank
- #7,554
- “défaites” frequency rank
- 46817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décapités | défaites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de décapité. | Féminin pluriel de défait. |
Where the eye mixes décapités and défaites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décapités runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against défaites's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décapités and défaites
A purely visual mix-up. décapités (\de.ka.pi.te\) and défaites (\de.fɛt\) 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 46817, 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\. défaites is at rank #7,554, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.fɛt\.
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 46817, this pair ranks #191,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décapités vs défaites
Shared letters: adisté. Private to "décapités": cp. Private to "défaites": ef.
"décapités" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "défaites" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décapités" and "défaites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décapités" vs "défaites" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décapités" and "défaites" 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 "défaites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décapités" and "défaites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décapitée vs décapités". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #191,843 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.