Which to use
“décisions” and “démissions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,221
- “décisions” frequency rank
- #36,365
- “démissions” frequency rank
- 38586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décisions | démissions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de décision. | Pluriel de démission. |
Where the eye mixes décisions and démissions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. décisions runs 9 letters (CVCVCVVCC) against démissions's 10 (CVCVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses décisions with démissions
A purely visual mix-up. décisions (\de.si.zjɔ̃\) and démissions (\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 38586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décisions is recorded at frequency rank #2,221, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.si.zjɔ̃\. démissions is at rank #36,365, 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 38586, this pair ranks #254,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décisions vs démissions
Shared letters: dinosé. Private to "décisions": c. Private to "démissions": m.
"décisions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "démissions" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décisions" and "démissions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décisions" or "démissions" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décisions" and "démissions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décisions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "démissions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,240 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décisions" and "démissions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démissionne vs démissions". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #254,240 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.