Which to use
“déchue” and “déçues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,837
- “déchue” frequency rank
- #46,735
- “déçues” frequency rank
- 89572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déchue | déçues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de déchu. | Féminin pluriel de déçu. |
Where the eye mixes déchue and déçues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déchue (CVCCVV) and déçues (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: déchue vs déçues
A purely visual mix-up. déchue (\de.ʃy\) and déçues (\de.sy\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89572, 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\. déçues is at rank #46,735, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.sy\.
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 89572, this pair ranks #5,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déchue vs déçues
Shared letters: deué. Private to "déchue": ch. Private to "déçues": sç.
"déchue" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "déçues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déchue" and "déçues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déchue" or "déçues" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déchue" and "déçues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déchue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déçues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déchue" and "déçues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.