Which to use
“décideur” and “décodeurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,994
- “décideur” frequency rank
- #43,900
- “décodeurs” frequency rank
- 88894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décideur | décodeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui décide. | Pluriel de décodeur. |
Where the eye mixes décideur and décodeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: décideur vs décodeurs
A purely visual mix-up. décideur (\de.si.dœʁ\) and décodeurs (\de.kɔ.dœʁ\) 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 88894, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décideur is recorded at frequency rank #44,994, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.si.dœʁ\. décodeurs is at rank #43,900, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔ.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 88894, this pair ranks #6,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décideur vs décodeurs
Shared letters: cderué. Private to "décideur": i. Private to "décodeurs": os.
"décideur" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "décodeurs" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décideur" and "décodeurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décideur" or "décodeurs" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décideur" and "décodeurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décideur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décodeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,416 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décideur" and "décodeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decider vs décideur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,416 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.