Which to use
“décides” is a verb and “décideurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,995
- “décides” frequency rank
- #14,457
- “décideurs” frequency rank
- 33452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décides | décideurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décider. | Pluriel de décideur. |
Where the eye mixes décides and décideurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décides runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against décideurs's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décides and décideurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décides is \de.sid\ while décideurs is \de.si.dœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décides is recorded at frequency rank #18,995, classified as averb, pronounced \de.sid\. décideurs is at rank #14,457, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.si.dœʁ\.
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 33452, this pair ranks #290,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décides vs décideurs
Shared letters: cdeisé. Private to "décides": -. Private to "décideurs": ru.
"décides" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "décideurs" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décides" and "décideurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décides" or "décideurs" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décideurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décides" and "décideurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décides vs déçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #290,551 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.