Which to use
“décerne” and “décernés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,068
- “décerne” frequency rank
- #35,476
- “décernés” frequency rank
- 69544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décerne | décernés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décerner. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de décerner. |
Where the eye mixes décerne and décernés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décerne runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against décernés's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décerne and décernés
A purely visual mix-up. décerne (\de.sɛʁn\) and décernés (\de.sɛʁ.ne\) 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 69544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décerne is recorded at frequency rank #34,068, classified as averb, pronounced \de.sɛʁn\. décernés is at rank #35,476, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.sɛʁ.ne\.
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 69544, this pair ranks #54,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décerne vs décernés
Shared letters: cdenré. Private to "décerne": -. Private to "décernés": s.
"décerne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "décernés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décerne" and "décernés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décerne" vs "décernés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décerne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décernés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,696 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décerne" and "décernés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décents vs décernés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,696 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.