Which to use
“décédée” and “décidées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,992
- “décédée” frequency rank
- #26,699
- “décidées” frequency rank
- 35691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décédée | décidées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décédé. | Féminin pluriel de décidé. |
Where the eye mixes décédée and décidées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décédée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against décidées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décédée and décidées
A purely visual mix-up. décédée (\de.se.de\) and décidées (\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 35691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décédée is recorded at frequency rank #8,992, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.se.de\. décidées is at rank #26,699, 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 35691, this pair ranks #274,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décédée vs décidées
Shared letters: cdeé. Private to "décédée": -. Private to "décidées": is.
"décédée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "décidées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décédée" for "décidées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "décédée" vs "décidées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décédée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décidées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décédée" and "décidées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidées vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #274,919 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.