Which to use
“décidée” is an adjective and “décident” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,142
- “décidée” frequency rank
- #6,605
- “décident” frequency rank
- 16747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décidée | décident |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décidé. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. |
Where the eye mixes décidée and décident
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décidée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against décident's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décidée vs décident
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décidée is \de.si.de\ while décident is \de.sid\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décidée is recorded at frequency rank #10,142, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.si.de\. décident is at rank #6,605, 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 16747, this pair ranks #386,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décidée vs décident
Shared letters: cdeié. Private to "décidée": -. Private to "décident": nt.
"décidée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "décident" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décidée" and "décident" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décidée" vs "décident" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décidée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décident" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décidée" and "décident" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidée vs décriée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #386,455 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.