Which to use
“déchirent” and “déchirer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,041
- “déchirent” frequency rank
- #14,661
- “déchirer” frequency rank
- 41702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déchirent | déchirer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déchirer. | Rompre en tirant avec force un côté en direction opposée de celle de l’autre. |
Where the eye mixes déchirent and déchirer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déchirent runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against déchirer's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déchirent vs déchirer
A purely visual mix-up. déchirent (\de.ʃiʁ\) and déchirer (\de.ʃi.ʁe\) 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 41702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déchirent is recorded at frequency rank #27,041, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʃiʁ\. déchirer is at rank #14,661, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʃi.ʁe\.
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 41702, this pair ranks #231,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déchirent vs déchirer
Shared letters: cdehiré. Private to "déchirent": nt. Private to "déchirer": -.
"déchirent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "déchirer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déchirent" for "déchirer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déchirent" or "déchirer"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déchirent" and "déchirer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déchirent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déchirer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,132 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déchirent" and "déchirer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déchirent vs décorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #231,132 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.