Which to use
“décents” and “démentis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,850
- “décents” frequency rank
- #43,398
- “démentis” frequency rank
- 91248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décents | démentis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de décent. | Masculin pluriel de démenti. |
Where the eye mixes décents and démentis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décents runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against démentis's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décents and démentis
A purely visual mix-up. décents (\de.sɑ̃\) and démentis (\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 91248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décents is recorded at frequency rank #47,850, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.sɑ̃\. démentis is at rank #43,398, 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 91248, this pair ranks #4,031 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décents vs démentis
Shared letters: densté. Private to "décents": c. Private to "démentis": im.
"décents" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "démentis" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décents" and "démentis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décents" vs "démentis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décents" and "démentis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décents" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démentis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,031 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décents" and "démentis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décents vs détends". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,031 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.