Which to use
“décédées” and “décidée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,995
- “décédées” frequency rank
- #10,142
- “décidée” frequency rank
- 45137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décédées | décidée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de décédé. | Féminin singulier de décidé. |
Where the eye mixes décédées and décidée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décédées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against décidée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décédées and décidée
A purely visual mix-up. décédées (\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 45137, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décédées is recorded at frequency rank #34,995, 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 45137, this pair ranks #205,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décédées vs décidée
Shared letters: cdeé. Private to "décédées": s. Private to "décidée": i.
"décédées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "décidée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décédées" and "décidée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décédées" 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 #205,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décédées" and "décidée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décédées vs décèdent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #205,102 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.