Which to use
“décevant” and “décevantes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,554
- “décevant” frequency rank
- #46,123
- “décevantes” frequency rank
- 58677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décevant | décevantes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui déçoit ; qui cause de la déception. | Féminin pluriel de décevant. |
Where the eye mixes décevant and décevantes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. décevant runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against décevantes's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses décevant with décevantes
A purely visual mix-up. décevant (\de.sə.vɑ̃\) and décevantes (\de.sə.vɑ̃t\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “décevant” sits inside “décevantes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décevant is recorded at frequency rank #12,554, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.sə.vɑ̃\. décevantes is at rank #46,123, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.sə.vɑ̃t\.
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 58677, this pair ranks #107,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décevant vs décevantes
Shared letters: acdentvé. Private to "décevant": -. Private to "décevantes": s.
"décevant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "décevantes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décevant" and "décevantes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "décevant" vs "décevantes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décevant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décevantes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décevant" and "décevantes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décevantes vs décevants". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #107,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.