Which to use
“decision” and “démission” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,127
- “decision” frequency rank
- #4,570
- “démission” frequency rank
- 32697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decision | démission |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Décision. | Acte par lequel on se démet d’une dignité, d’un emploi, etc. |
Where the eye mixes decision and démission
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. decision runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against démission's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between decision and démission
A purely visual mix-up. decision (\dɪˈsɪʒ.ən\) and démission (\de.mi.sjɔ̃\) 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 32697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decision is recorded at frequency rank #28,127, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɪˈsɪʒ.ən\. démission is at rank #4,570, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.mi.sjɔ̃\.
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 32697, this pair ranks #295,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decision vs démission
Shared letters: dinos. Private to "decision": ce. Private to "démission": mé.
"decision" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "démission" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- decision ← dceision · ddecision · deccision · deciison · decisino · decisionn · decisoin · decission
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decision" for "démission" ever safe?
Which is more common, "decision" or "démission"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "decision" and "démission" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decision" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démission" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,541 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decision" and "démission" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décisifs vs decision". 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 #295,541 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.