Which to use
“decide” and “décore” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,555
- “decide” frequency rank
- #33,232
- “décore” frequency rank
- 63787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decide | décore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Décider. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décorer. |
Where the eye mixes decide and décore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses decide with décore
A purely visual mix-up. decide (\dɪˈsɑɪd\) and décore (\de.kɔʁ\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decide is recorded at frequency rank #30,555, classified as averb, pronounced \dɪˈsɑɪd\. décore is at rank #33,232, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kɔʁ\.
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 63787, this pair ranks #80,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of decide vs décore
Shared letters: cde. Private to "decide": i. Private to "décore": oré.
"decide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "décore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- decide ← dceide · ddecide · deccide · decdie · decidde · decied · deicde · edcide
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decide" and "décore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "decide" vs "décore" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "decide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,225 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decide" and "décore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décore". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #80,225 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.