Which to use
“décides” and “dédiés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,995
- “décides” frequency rank
- #12,144
- “dédiés” frequency rank
- 31139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décides | dédiés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décider. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de dédier. |
Where the eye mixes décides and dédiés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. décides runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against dédiés's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses décides with dédiés
A purely visual mix-up. décides (\de.sid\) and dédiés (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31139, 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\. dédiés is at rank #12,144, 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 31139, this pair ranks #305,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décides vs dédiés
Shared letters: disé. Private to "décides": ce. Private to "dédiés": -.
"décides" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dédiés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décides" and "dédiés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décides" vs "dédiés" - which ranks higher?
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 "dédiés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,707 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décides" and "dédiés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décides vs déçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #305,707 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.