Which to use
“décidez” and “décimée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,996
- “décidez” frequency rank
- #42,299
- “décimée” frequency rank
- 61295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décidez | décimée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. | Participe passé féminin singulier de décimer. |
Where the eye mixes décidez and décimée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décidez (CVCVCVC) and décimée (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses décidez with décimée
A purely visual mix-up. décidez (\de.si.de\) and décimée (\de.si.me\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décidez is recorded at frequency rank #18,996, classified as averb, pronounced \de.si.de\. décimée is at rank #42,299, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.si.me\.
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 61295, this pair ranks #93,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décidez vs décimée
Shared letters: cdeié. Private to "décidez": z. Private to "décimée": m.
"décidez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "décimée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décidez" and "décimée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "décidez" or "décimée"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décidez" and "décimée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décidez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décimée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décidez" and "décimée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décimale vs décimée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #93,019 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.