Which to use
“décidées” is an adjective and “décidez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,699
- “décidées” frequency rank
- #18,996
- “décidez” frequency rank
- 45695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décidées | décidez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de décidé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. |
Same sound, different letters: décidées vs décidez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. décidées runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against décidez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: décidées vs décidez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: décidées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45695, 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\. 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 45695, this pair ranks #200,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décidées vs décidez
Shared letters: cdeié. Private to "décidées": s. Private to "décidez": z.
"décidées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "décidez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décidées" and "décidez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "décidées" or "décidez"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "décidées" 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 #200,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décidées" and "décidez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidées vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #200,743 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.