# decide vs desire

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### decide
*verb · IPA \dɪˈsɑɪd\ · frequency rank #30,555*
Décider.

### desire
*noun · IPA \dɪ.ˈzaɪ.əʳ\ · frequency rank #28,129*
Désir (1, 2, 3), souhait, volonté.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/decide-vs-desire