Which to use
“décocher” and “décroche” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,126
- “décocher” frequency rank
- #9,310
- “décroche” frequency rank
- 55436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décocher | décroche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer une flèche avec l’arbalète ou avec toute autre arme de trait semblable. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décrocher. |
Where the eye mixes décocher and décroche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décocher (CVCVCCVC) and décroche (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: décocher vs décroche
A purely visual mix-up. décocher (\de.kɔ.ʃe\) and décroche (\de.kʁɔʃ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décocher is recorded at frequency rank #46,126, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kɔ.ʃe\. décroche is at rank #9,310, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kʁɔʃ\.
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 55436, this pair ranks #127,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décocher vs décroche
Shared letters: cdehoré. Private to "décocher": -. Private to "décroche": -.
"décocher" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "décroche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décocher" and "décroche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décocher" or "décroche" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décocher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décroche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décocher" and "décroche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décocher vs découler". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #127,462 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.