Which to use
“décident” and “décideront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,605
- “décident” frequency rank
- #40,223
- “décideront” frequency rank
- 46828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décident | décideront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de décider. |
Where the eye mixes décident and décideront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. décident runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against décideront's 10 (CVCVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses décident with décideront
A purely visual mix-up. décident (\de.sid\) and décideront (\de.si.də.ʁɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décident is recorded at frequency rank #6,605, classified as averb, pronounced \de.sid\. décideront is at rank #40,223, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.si.də.ʁɔ̃\.
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 46828, this pair ranks #191,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décident vs décideront
Shared letters: cdeinté. Private to "décident": -. Private to "décideront": or.
"décident" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "décideront" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décident" and "décideront" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décident" or "décideront" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décident" and "décideront" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décident" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décideront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décident" and "décideront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidèrent vs décideront". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #191,759 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.