Which to use
“décisifs” and “décisives” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,291
- “décisifs” frequency rank
- #14,021
- “décisives” frequency rank
- 39312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décisifs | décisives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de décisif. | Féminin pluriel de décisif. |
Where the eye mixes décisifs and décisives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décisifs runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against décisives's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décisifs vs décisives
A purely visual mix-up. décisifs (\de.si.zif\) and décisives (\de.si.ziv\) 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 39312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décisifs is recorded at frequency rank #25,291, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.si.zif\. décisives is at rank #14,021, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.si.ziv\.
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 39312, this pair ranks #248,947 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décisifs vs décisives
Shared letters: cdisé. Private to "décisifs": f. Private to "décisives": ev.
"décisifs" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "décisives" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décisifs" and "décisives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décisifs" vs "décisives" - 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 "décisifs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décisives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,947 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décisifs" and "décisives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décisifs vs decision". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #248,947 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.