Which to use
“décida” is a verb and “décidée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,309
- “décida” frequency rank
- #10,142
- “décidée” frequency rank
- 19451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décida | décidée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de décider. | Féminin singulier de décidé. |
Where the eye mixes décida and décidée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décida runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against décidée's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décida and décidée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décida is \de.si.da\ while décidée is \de.si.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décida is recorded at frequency rank #9,309, classified as averb, pronounced \de.si.da\. décidée is at rank #10,142, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.si.de\.
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 19451, this pair ranks #373,202 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décida vs décidée
Shared letters: cdié. Private to "décida": a. Private to "décidée": e.
"décida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "décidée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décida" and "décidée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décida" or "décidée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décida" and "décidée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décidée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,202 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décida" and "décidée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidée vs décriée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #373,202 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.