Which to use
“déclic” and “décris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,426
- “déclic” frequency rank
- #24,189
- “décris” frequency rank
- 44615
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclic | décris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ressort ou crochet qui, étant ôté, détermine le mouvement d’un mécanisme. | Pluriel de décri. |
Where the eye mixes déclic and décris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déclic and décris follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: déclic vs décris
A purely visual mix-up. déclic (\de.klik\) and décris (\de.kʁi\) 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 44615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déclic is recorded at frequency rank #20,426, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.klik\. décris is at rank #24,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.kʁi\.
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 44615, this pair ranks #209,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déclic vs décris
Shared letters: cdié. Private to "déclic": l. Private to "décris": rs.
"déclic" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "décris" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déclic" for "décris" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déclic" or "décris" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "déclic" and "décris" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclic" and "décris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs décris". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #209,112 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.