Which to use
“décimée” and “déclinée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,299
- “décimée” frequency rank
- #37,289
- “déclinée” frequency rank
- 79588
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décimée | déclinée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de décimer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de décliner. |
Where the eye mixes décimée and déclinée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décimée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against déclinée's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décimée vs déclinée
A purely visual mix-up. décimée (\de.si.me\) and déclinée (\de.kli.ne\) 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 79588, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décimée is recorded at frequency rank #42,299, classified as averb, pronounced \de.si.me\. déclinée is at rank #37,289, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kli.ne\.
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 79588, this pair ranks #22,921 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décimée vs déclinée
Shared letters: cdeié. Private to "décimée": m. Private to "déclinée": ln.
"décimée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "déclinée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décimée" and "déclinée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décimée" vs "déclinée" - which ranks higher?
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 "décimée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déclinée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,921 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décimée" and "déclinée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décimale vs décimée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #22,921 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.