Which to use
“décidée” is an adjective and “décidez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,142
- “décidée” frequency rank
- #18,996
- “décidez” frequency rank
- 29138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décidée | décidez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décidé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. |
Same sound, different letters: décidée vs décidez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. décidée (CVCVCVV) and décidez (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: décidée vs décidez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: décidée and décidez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.si.de\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29138, 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\. décidez is at rank #18,996, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.si.de\.
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 29138, this pair ranks #318,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décidée vs décidez
Shared letters: cdeié. Private to "décidée": -. Private to "décidez": z.
"décidée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "décidez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décidée" and "décidez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "décidée" or "décidez"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "décidée" / "décidez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "décidée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décidez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décidée" and "décidez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décideur vs décidez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #318,530 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.