Which to use
“décédés” and “décidée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,181
- “décédés” frequency rank
- #10,142
- “décidée” frequency rank
- 28323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décédés | décidée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de décédé. | Féminin singulier de décidé. |
Where the eye mixes décédés and décidée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décédés (CVCVCVC) and décidée (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses décédés with décidée
A purely visual mix-up. décédés (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décédés is recorded at frequency rank #18,181, 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 28323, this pair ranks #323,540 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décédés vs décidée
Shared letters: cdé. Private to "décédés": s. Private to "décidée": ei.
"décédés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "décidée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décédés" and "décidée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "décédés" vs "décidée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décédés" and "décidée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décédés" 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 #323,540 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décédés" and "décidée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décèdent vs décédés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #323,540 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.