Which to use
“décédé” and “décidée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,068
- “décédé” frequency rank
- #10,142
- “décidée” frequency rank
- 14210
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décédé | décidée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mort. Qui a cessé de vivre. | Féminin singulier de décidé. |
Where the eye mixes décédé and décidée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: décédé vs décidée
A purely visual mix-up. décédé (\de.se.de\) and décidée (\de.si.de\) 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 14210, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décédé is recorded at frequency rank #4,068, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.se.de\. décidée is at rank #10,142, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.si.de\.
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 14210, this pair ranks #397,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décédé vs décidée
Shared letters: cdé. Private to "décédé": -. Private to "décidée": ei.
"décédé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "décidée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décédé" and "décidée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "décédé" or "décidée" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décédé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décidée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #397,689 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décédé" and "décidée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidée vs décriée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #397,689 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.