Which to use
“décides” and “dédiées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,995
- “décides” frequency rank
- #16,346
- “dédiées” frequency rank
- 35341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décides | dédiées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décider. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de dédier. |
Where the eye mixes décides and dédiées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décides (CVCVCVC) and dédiées (CVCVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: décides vs dédiées
A purely visual mix-up. décides (\de.sid\) and dédiées (\de.dje\) 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 35341, 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\. dédiées is at rank #16,346, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.dje\.
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 35341, this pair ranks #277,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décides vs dédiées
Shared letters: deisé. Private to "décides": c. Private to "dédiées": -.
"décides" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dédiées" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décides" and "dédiées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "décides" or "dédiées"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décides" and "dédiées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dédiées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,396 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décides" and "dédiées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décides vs déçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #277,396 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.