Which to use
“décisions” and “dérision” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,221
- “décisions” frequency rank
- #17,121
- “dérision” frequency rank
- 19342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décisions | dérision |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de décision. | Moquerie souvent accompagnée de mépris. |
Where the eye mixes décisions and dérision
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between décisions and dérision
A purely visual mix-up. décisions (\de.si.zjɔ̃\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19342, 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\. 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 19342, this pair ranks #373,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décisions vs dérision
Shared letters: dinosé. Private to "décisions": c. Private to "dérision": r.
"décisions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "dérision" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décisions" and "dérision" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "décisions" or "dérision"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décisions" and "dérision" 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 "dérision" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décisions" and "dérision" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decision vs dérision". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #373,743 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.