Which to use
“décernée” and “décernés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,508
- “décernée” frequency rank
- #35,476
- “décernés” frequency rank
- 69984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décernée | décernés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de décerner. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de décerner. |
Same sound, different letters: décernée vs décernés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. décernée (CVCVCCVV) and décernés (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - décernée / décernés
This is the hard kind. décernée and décernés are pronounced identically (\de.sɛʁ.ne\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “décernée” becomes s in “décernés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décernée is recorded at frequency rank #34,508, classified as averb, pronounced \de.sɛʁ.ne\. 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 69984, this pair ranks #53,068 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décernée vs décernés
Shared letters: cdenré. Private to "décernée": -. Private to "décernés": s.
"décernée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "décernés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décernée" and "décernés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décernée" vs "décernés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "décernée" / "décernés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "décernée" 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 #53,068 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décernée" and "décernés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décents vs décernés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #53,068 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.