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.
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?
Frequency check: "décidée" vs "décriée" - which ranks higher?
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.