décideravsdécidezConfusable pair

Which to use

“décidera” and “décidez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,466
“décidera” frequency rank
#18,996
“décidez” frequency rank
37462
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature décidera décidez
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de décider. Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider.

Where the eye mixes décidera and décidez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décidera runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against décidez's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
décidera
7 ch
décidez

Visual trap between décidera and décidez

A purely visual mix-up. décidera (\de.si.də.ʁa\) 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 37462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

décidera is recorded at frequency rank #18,466, classified as averb, pronounced \de.si.də.ʁa\. 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 37462, this pair ranks #262,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of décidera vs décidez

Shared letters: cdeié. Private to "décidera": ar. Private to "décidez": z.

"décidera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "décidez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "décidera" and "décidez" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.si.də.ʁa\ versus \de.si.de\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "décidera" vs "décidez" - which ranks higher?
"décidera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,466 in our French list, against #18,996 for "décidez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "décidera" 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 #262,348 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "décidera" and "décidez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décideur vs décidez". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #262,348 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list