Which to use
“decider” and “deviner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,731
- “decider” frequency rank
- #7,420
- “deviner” frequency rank
- 49151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decider | deviner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Décider. | Prédire ce qui doit arriver, découvrir, par des sortilèges, ce qui est caché. |
Where the eye mixes decider and deviner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between decider and deviner
A purely visual mix-up. decider (\de.t͡si.ˈdɛr\) and deviner (\də.vi.ne\) 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 49151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decider is recorded at frequency rank #41,731, classified as averb, pronounced \de.t͡si.ˈdɛr\. deviner is at rank #7,420, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vi.ne\.
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 49151, this pair ranks #173,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decider vs deviner
Shared letters: deir. Private to "decider": c. Private to "deviner": nv.
"decider" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "deviner" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "decider" and "deviner" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "decider" or "deviner"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "decider" and "deviner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decider" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deviner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decider" and "deviner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decider vs délier". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #173,039 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.