Which to use
“déclarées” and “décorées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,519
- “déclarées” frequency rank
- #24,945
- “décorées” frequency rank
- 44464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclarées | décorées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de déclaré. | Féminin pluriel de décoré. |
Where the eye mixes déclarées and décorées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déclarées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against décorées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déclarées vs décorées
A purely visual mix-up. déclarées (\de.kla.ʁe\) and décorées (\de.kɔ.ʁe\) 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 44464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déclarées is recorded at frequency rank #19,519, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.kla.ʁe\. décorées is at rank #24,945, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kɔ.ʁe\.
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 44464, this pair ranks #210,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déclarées vs décorées
Shared letters: cdersé. Private to "déclarées": al. Private to "décorées": o.
"déclarées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "décorées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déclarées" for "décorées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déclarées" or "décorées" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "déclarées" and "décorées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclarées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décorées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclarées" and "décorées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorées vs décorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #210,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.