Which to use
“décédées” and “décidées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,995
- “décédées” frequency rank
- #26,699
- “décidées” frequency rank
- 61694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décédées | décidées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de décédé. | Féminin pluriel de décidé. |
Where the eye mixes décédées and décidées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décédées and décidées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: décédées vs décidées
A purely visual mix-up. décédées (\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 a single letter - é in “décédées” becomes i in “décidées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61694, 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\. 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 61694, this pair ranks #90,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décédées vs décidées
Shared letters: cdesé. Private to "décédées": -. Private to "décidées": i.
"décédées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "décidées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décédées" and "décidées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "décédées" or "décidées"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décédées" 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 #90,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décédées" and "décidées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décédées vs décèdent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #90,946 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.