décidéevsdécidezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: décidée is a adjective, décidez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set décidée and décidez apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
décidée
7 ch
décidez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

décidée#10,142
décidez#18,996

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "décidée" and "décidez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "décidée" is an adjective and "décidez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "décidée" or "décidez"?
"décidée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,142 in our French list, against #18,996 for "décidez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering décidée vs décidez

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “décidée”; for a verb, it's “décidez”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “décidée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list