Which to use
“déchu” and “déchus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,934
- “déchu” frequency rank
- #41,240
- “déchus” frequency rank
- 59174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déchu | déchus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui a perdu sa dignité, son rang, sa réputation. | Masculin pluriel de déchu. |
Same sound, different letters: déchu vs déchus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. déchu runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against déchus's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: déchu vs déchus
This is the hard kind. déchu and déchus are pronounced identically (\de.ʃy\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “déchu” sits inside “déchus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déchu is recorded at frequency rank #17,934, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.ʃy\. déchus is at rank #41,240, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ʃy\.
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 59174, this pair ranks #104,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déchu vs déchus
Shared letters: cdhué. Private to "déchu": -. Private to "déchus": s.
"déchu" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "déchus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déchu" and "déchus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déchu" or "déchus"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "déchu" / "déchus". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "déchu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déchus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,639 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déchu" and "déchus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déchus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,639 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.