Which to use
“décidant” and “décidons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,842
- “décidant” frequency rank
- #35,477
- “décidons” frequency rank
- 59319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décidant | décidons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de décider. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. |
Where the eye mixes décidant and décidons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décidant and décidons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between décidant and décidons
A purely visual mix-up. décidant (\de.si.dɑ̃\) and décidons (\de.si.dɔ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décidant is recorded at frequency rank #23,842, classified as averb, pronounced \de.si.dɑ̃\. décidons is at rank #35,477, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.si.dɔ̃\.
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 59319, this pair ranks #103,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décidant vs décidons
Shared letters: cdiné. Private to "décidant": at. Private to "décidons": os.
"décidant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "décidons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décidant" and "décidons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décidant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décidons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décidant" and "décidons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidons vs désirons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #103,811 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.