Which to use
“décente” is an adjective and “décote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,734
- “décente” frequency rank
- #41,242
- “décote” frequency rank
- 70976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décente | décote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décent. | Réduction de la cote, baisse de la valeur. |
Where the eye mixes décente and décote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décente runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against décote's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décente vs décote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décente is \de.sɑ̃t\ while décote is \de.kɔt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70976, 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\. décote is at rank #41,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔt\.
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 70976, this pair ranks #49,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décente vs décote
Shared letters: cdeté. Private to "décente": n. Private to "décote": o.
"décente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "décote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décente" and "décote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décente" vs "décote" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décente" and "décote" 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 "décote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décente" and "décote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décote". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,277 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.