Which to use
“decide” is a verb and “décrite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,555
- “decide” frequency rank
- #9,645
- “décrite” frequency rank
- 40200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decide | décrite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Décider. | Féminin singulier de décrit. |
Where the eye mixes decide and décrite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. decide runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against décrite's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between decide and décrite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decide is \dɪˈsɑɪd\ while décrite is \de.kʁit\. 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 40200, 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\. décrite is at rank #9,645, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁit\.
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 40200, this pair ranks #242,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decide vs décrite
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "decide": -. Private to "décrite": rté.
"decide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "décrite" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- decide ← dceide · ddecide · deccide · decdie · decidde · decied · deicde · edcide
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decide" and "décrite" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "decide" or "décrite"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "decide" and "décrite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décrite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,272 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decide" and "décrite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs decide". 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 #242,272 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.