Which to use
“deco” and “décote” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,324
- “deco” frequency rank
- #41,242
- “décote” frequency rank
- 67566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deco | décote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Décence. | Réduction de la cote, baisse de la valeur. |
Where the eye mixes deco and décote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. deco runs 4 letters (CVCV) against décote's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between deco and décote
A purely visual mix-up. deco (\ˈdɛ.ʦɔ\) and décote (\de.kɔt\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deco is recorded at frequency rank #26,324, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdɛ.ʦɔ\. décote is at rank #41,242, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔt\.
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 67566, this pair ranks #62,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deco vs décote
Shared letters: cdeo. Private to "deco": -. Private to "décote": té.
"deco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "décote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- deco ← dceo · ddeco · decco · deoc · edco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deco" and "décote" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "deco" vs "décote" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deco" and "décote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décote". 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 #62,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.