Which to use
“dèche” and “deck” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,607
- “dèche” frequency rank
- #27,763
- “deck” frequency rank
- 77370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dèche | deck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Misère, gêne financière. | Dessus de planche à roulettes. |
Where the eye mixes dèche and deck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dèche vs deck
A purely visual mix-up. dèche (\dɛʃ\) and deck (\dɛk\) 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 77370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dèche is recorded at frequency rank #49,607, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛʃ\. deck is at rank #27,763, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɛk\.
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 77370, this pair ranks #28,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dèche vs deck
Shared letters: cde. Private to "dèche": hè. Private to "deck": k.
"dèche" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "deck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deck ← dcek · ddeck · decck · deckk · dekc · edck
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dèche" for "deck" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dèche" or "deck" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dèche" and "deck" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dèche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dèche" and "deck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déçues". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #28,559 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.