Which to use
“décida” and “décides” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,309
- “décida” frequency rank
- #18,995
- “décides” frequency rank
- 28304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décida | décides |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de décider. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décider. |
Where the eye mixes décida and décides
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décida runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against décides's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décida and décides
A purely visual mix-up. décida (\de.si.da\) and décides (\de.sid\) 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 28304, 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\. décides is at rank #18,995, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.sid\.
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 28304, this pair ranks #323,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décida vs décides
Shared letters: cdié. Private to "décida": a. Private to "décides": es.
"décida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "décides" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décida" and "décides" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décida" or "décides" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décides" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décida" and "décides" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décides vs déçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #323,672 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.