Which to use
“décédés” and “décidées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,181
- “décédés” frequency rank
- #26,699
- “décidées” frequency rank
- 44880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décédés | décidées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de décédé. | Féminin pluriel de décidé. |
Where the eye mixes décédés and décidées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décédés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against décidées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décédés vs décidées
A purely visual mix-up. décédés (\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 44880, 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\. 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 44880, this pair ranks #207,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décédés vs décidées
Shared letters: cdsé. Private to "décédés": -. Private to "décidées": ei.
"décédés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "décidées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décédés" and "décidées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décédés" or "décidées" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décédés" and "décidées" 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 "décidées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,101 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décédés" and "décidées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidées vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #207,101 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.