décidons vs décisions, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“décidons” is a verb and “décisions” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,477
“décidons” frequency rank: #2,221
“décisions” frequency rank: 37698
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	décidons	décisions
Definition	Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider.	Pluriel de décision.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set décidons and décisions apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch

décidons

9 ch

décisions

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décidons is \de.si.dɔ̃\ while décisions is \de.si.zjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

décidons is recorded at frequency rank #35,477, classified as averb, pronounced \de.si.dɔ̃\. décisions is at rank #2,221, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.si.zjɔ̃\.

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 37698, this pair ranks #260,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of décidons vs décisions

Shared letters: cdinosé. Private to "décidons": -. Private to "décisions": -.

"décidons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "décisions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC

Frequency comparison

décidons#35,477

décisions#2,221

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "décidons" and "décisions" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "décidons" is a verb and "décisions" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "décidons" or "décisions"?

"décisions" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,221 in our French list, against #35,477 for "décidons". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering décidons vs décisions

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “décidons”; for a noun, it's “décisions”.
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