Which to use
“décente” and “décevante” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,734
- “décente” frequency rank
- #24,187
- “décevante” frequency rank
- 53921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décente | décevante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décent. | Féminin singulier de décevant. |
Where the eye mixes décente and décevante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décente runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against décevante's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décente vs décevante
A purely visual mix-up. décente (\de.sɑ̃t\) and décevante (\de.sə.vɑ̃t\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décente is recorded at frequency rank #29,734, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.sɑ̃t\. décevante is at rank #24,187, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.sə.vɑ̃t\.
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 53921, this pair ranks #137,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décente vs décevante
Shared letters: cdenté. Private to "décente": -. Private to "décevante": av.
"décente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "décevante" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décente" for "décevante" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décente" and "décevante" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décevante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,535 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décente" and "décevante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décente vs décents". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #137,535 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.