Which to use
“décédées” and “décorées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,995
- “décédées” frequency rank
- #24,945
- “décorées” frequency rank
- 59940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décédées | décorées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de décédé. | Féminin pluriel de décoré. |
Where the eye mixes décédées and décorées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décédées and décorées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between décédées and décorées
A purely visual mix-up. décédées (\de.se.de\) and décorées (\de.kɔ.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59940, 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\. décorées is at rank #24,945, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kɔ.ʁe\.
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 59940, this pair ranks #100,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décédées vs décorées
Shared letters: cdesé. Private to "décédées": -. Private to "décorées": or.
"décédées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "décorées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décédées" and "décorées" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "décédées" or "décorées" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décédées" and "décorées" 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 "décorées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,329 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décédées" and "décorées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décédées vs décèdent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #100,329 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.