Which to use
“décidées” and “décorées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,699
- “décidées” frequency rank
- #24,945
- “décorées” frequency rank
- 51644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décidées | décorées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de décidé. | Féminin pluriel de décoré. |
Where the eye mixes décidées and décorées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décidées and décorées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: décidées vs décorées
A purely visual mix-up. décidées (\de.si.de\) and décorées (\de.kɔ.ʁe\) 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 51644, 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\. décorées is at rank #24,945, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kɔ.ʁe\.
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 51644, this pair ranks #153,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décidées vs décorées
Shared letters: cdesé. Private to "décidées": i. Private to "décorées": or.
"décidées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "décorées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décidées" and "décorées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "décidées" or "décorées"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décidées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décorées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,497 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décidées" and "décorées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidées vs désirées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #153,497 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.