décidéevsdécriéeConfusable pair

Which to use

“décidée” and “décriée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,142
“décidée” frequency rank
#47,301
“décriée” frequency rank
57443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature décidée décriée
Definition Féminin singulier de décidé. Féminin singulier de décrié.

Where the eye mixes décidée and décriée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décidée (CVCVCVV) and décriée (CVCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
décidée
7 ch
décriée

Visual trap between décidée and décriée

A purely visual mix-up. décidée (\de.si.de\) and décriée (\de.kʁi.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57443, 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\. décriée is at rank #47,301, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁi.je\.

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 57443, this pair ranks #115,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of décidée vs décriée

Shared letters: cdeié. Private to "décidée": -. Private to "décriée": r.

"décidée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "décriée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "décidée" and "décriée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.si.de\ versus \de.kʁi.je\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "décidée" vs "décriée" - which ranks higher?
"décidée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,142 in our French list, against #47,301 for "décriée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "décidée" and "décriée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "décidée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "décriée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #115,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "décidée" and "décriée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs déviée". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #115,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list