Which to use
“décevante” and “décevants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,187
- “décevante” frequency rank
- #34,509
- “décevants” frequency rank
- 58696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décevante | décevants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décevant. | Masculin pluriel de décevant. |
Where the eye mixes décevante and décevants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. décevante (CVCVCVCCV) and décevants (CVCVCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between décevante and décevants
A purely visual mix-up. décevante (\de.sə.vɑ̃t\) and décevants (\de.sə.vɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - e in “décevante” becomes s in “décevants”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décevante is recorded at frequency rank #24,187, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.sə.vɑ̃t\. décevants is at rank #34,509, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.sə.vɑ̃\.
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 58696, this pair ranks #107,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décevante vs décevants
Shared letters: acdentvé. Private to "décevante": -. Private to "décevants": s.
"décevante" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV · "décevants" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décevante" for "décevants" ever safe?
Which is more common, "décevante" or "décevants"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décevante" and "décevants" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décevante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décevants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décevante" and "décevants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décents vs décevants". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #107,484 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.