Which to use
“décidons” and “devions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,477
- “décidons” frequency rank
- #17,110
- “devions” frequency rank
- 52587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décidons | devions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décider. | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes décidons and devions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décidons runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against devions's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses décidons with devions
A purely visual mix-up. décidons (\de.si.dɔ̃\) and devions (\də.vjɔ̃\) 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 52587, 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\. devions is at rank #17,110, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vjɔ̃\.
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 52587, this pair ranks #146,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décidons vs devions
Shared letters: dinos. Private to "décidons": cé. Private to "devions": ev.
"décidons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "devions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devions ← ddevions · deivons · devinos · devionns · devionss · deviosn · devoins · devvions
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décidons" and "devions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "décidons" or "devions"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décidons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,663 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décidons" and "devions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidons vs désirons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #146,663 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.