Which to use
“décidez” and “désirez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,996
- “décidez” frequency rank
- #11,397
- “désirez” frequency rank
- 30393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décidez | désirez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de désirer. |
Where the eye mixes décidez and désirez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décidez and désirez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between décidez and désirez
A purely visual mix-up. décidez (\de.si.de\) and désirez (\de.zi.ʁe\) 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 30393, 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\. désirez is at rank #11,397, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.zi.ʁe\.
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 30393, this pair ranks #310,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décidez vs désirez
Shared letters: deizé. Private to "décidez": c. Private to "désirez": rs.
"décidez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "désirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décidez" and "désirez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décidez" or "désirez" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "décidez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "désirez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décidez" and "désirez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décideur vs décidez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #310,618 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.