Which to use
“décente” and “démentie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,734
- “décente” frequency rank
- #34,997
- “démentie” frequency rank
- 64731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décente | démentie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décent. | Féminin singulier de démenti. |
Where the eye mixes décente and démentie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décente runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against démentie's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses décente with démentie
A purely visual mix-up. décente (\de.sɑ̃t\) and démentie (\de.mɑ̃.ti\) 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 64731, 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\. démentie is at rank #34,997, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.mɑ̃.ti\.
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 64731, this pair ranks #75,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décente vs démentie
Shared letters: denté. Private to "décente": c. Private to "démentie": im.
"décente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "démentie" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décente" and "démentie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décente" vs "démentie" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démentie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décente" and "démentie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démentie vs démettre". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #75,618 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.