Which to use
“déchue” and “déchus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,837
- “déchue” frequency rank
- #41,240
- “déchus” frequency rank
- 84077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déchue | déchus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de déchu. | Masculin pluriel de déchu. |
Same sound, different letters: déchue vs déchus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. déchue (CVCCVV) and déchus (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: déchue vs déchus
This is the hard kind. déchue 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 a single letter - e in “déchue” becomes s in “déchus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déchue is recorded at frequency rank #42,837, 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 84077, this pair ranks #13,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déchue vs déchus
Shared letters: cdhué. Private to "déchue": e. Private to "déchus": s.
"déchue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "déchus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déchue" and "déchus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déchue" or "déchus"?
After this comparison
"déchue" and "déchus" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "déchue" 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 #13,620 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déchue" and "déchus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déchue". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #13,620 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.