Which to use
“décidez” and “décrivez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,996
- “décidez” frequency rank
- #36,359
- “décrivez” frequency rank
- 55355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décidez | décrivez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décrire. |
Where the eye mixes décidez and décrivez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décidez runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against décrivez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses décidez with décrivez
A purely visual mix-up. décidez (\de.si.de\) and décrivez (\de.kʁi.ve\) 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 55355, 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\. décrivez is at rank #36,359, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kʁi.ve\.
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 55355, this pair ranks #127,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décidez vs décrivez
Shared letters: cdeizé. Private to "décidez": -. Private to "décrivez": rv.
"décidez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "décrivez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décidez" for "décrivez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "décidez" vs "décrivez" - 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 "décidez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décrivez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décidez" and "décrivez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs décrivez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #127,983 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.