Which to use
“decision” and “dérision” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,127
- “decision” frequency rank
- #17,121
- “dérision” frequency rank
- 45248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decision | dérision |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Décision. | Moquerie souvent accompagnée de mépris. |
Where the eye mixes decision and dérision
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between decision and dérision
A purely visual mix-up. decision (\dɪˈsɪʒ.ən\) and dérision (\de.ʁi.zjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45248, 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\. dérision is at rank #17,121, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁi.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 45248, this pair ranks #204,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decision vs dérision
Shared letters: dinos. Private to "decision": ce. Private to "dérision": ré.
"decision" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "dérision" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- decision ← dceision · ddecision · deccision · deciison · decisino · decisionn · decisoin · decission
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decision" and "dérision" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "decision" or "dérision" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "decision" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérision" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decision" and "dérision" 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 #204,205 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.