Which to use
“décides” and “décidons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,995
- “décides” frequency rank
- #35,477
- “décidons” frequency rank
- 54472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décides | décidons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décider. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. |
Where the eye mixes décides and décidons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décides runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against décidons's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décides vs décidons
A purely visual mix-up. décides (\de.sid\) and décidons (\de.si.dɔ̃\) 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 54472, 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\. décidons is at rank #35,477, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.si.dɔ̃\.
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 54472, this pair ranks #133,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décides vs décidons
Shared letters: cdisé. Private to "décides": e. Private to "décidons": no.
"décides" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "décidons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décides" and "décidons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décides" vs "décidons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "décidons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décides" and "décidons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidons vs désirons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #133,808 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.