Which to use
“deco” and “Dex” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,324
- “deco” frequency rank
- #43,878
- “Dex” frequency rank
- 70202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deco | Dex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Décence. | Dieu |
Where the eye mixes deco and Dex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. deco runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Dex's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses deco with Dex
A purely visual mix-up. deco (\ˈdɛ.ʦɔ\) and Dex (\'de.us\) 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 70202, 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\. Dex is at rank #43,878, tagged as anoun, pronounced \'de.us\.
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 70202, this pair ranks #52,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deco vs Dex
Shared letters: de. Private to "deco": co. Private to "Dex": x.
"deco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Dex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deco ← dceo · ddeco · decco · deoc · edco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deco" and "Dex" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "deco" vs "Dex" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deco" and "Dex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs Dex". 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 #52,250 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.