Which to use
“décident” and “décidez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,605
- “décident” frequency rank
- #18,996
- “décidez” frequency rank
- 25601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décident | décidez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. |
Where the eye mixes décident and décidez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décident runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against décidez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décident vs décidez
A purely visual mix-up. décident (\de.sid\) and décidez (\de.si.de\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25601, 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\. 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 25601, this pair ranks #339,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décident vs décidez
Shared letters: cdeié. Private to "décident": nt. Private to "décidez": z.
"décident" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "décidez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décident" and "décidez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "décident" or "décidez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décident" 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 #339,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décident" and "décidez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décideur vs décidez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #339,919 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.