Which to use
“décidées” is an adjective and “décideur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,699
- “décidées” frequency rank
- #44,994
- “décideur” frequency rank
- 71693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décidées | décideur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de décidé. | Personne qui décide. |
Where the eye mixes décidées and décideur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses décidées with décideur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décidées is \de.si.de\ while décideur is \de.si.dœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décidées is recorded at frequency rank #26,699, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.si.de\. décideur is at rank #44,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.si.dœʁ\.
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 71693, this pair ranks #46,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décidées vs décideur
Shared letters: cdeié. Private to "décidées": s. Private to "décideur": ru.
"décidées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "décideur" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décidées" and "décideur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "décidées" or "décideur"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décidées" and "décideur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décidées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décideur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décidées" and "décideur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décideur vs décodeurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #46,661 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.