Which to use
“décodage” and “décollage” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,430
- “décodage” frequency rank
- #11,388
- “décollage” frequency rank
- 55818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décodage | décollage |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de décoder ou son résultat. | Action de décoller, de s’élancer au-dessus du sol. |
Where the eye mixes décodage and décollage
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décodage runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against décollage's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décodage vs décollage
A purely visual mix-up. décodage (\de.kɔ.daʒ\) and décollage (\de.kɔ.laʒ\) 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 55818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décodage is recorded at frequency rank #44,430, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔ.daʒ\. décollage is at rank #11,388, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔ.laʒ\.
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 55818, this pair ranks #125,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décodage vs décollage
Shared letters: acdegoé. Private to "décodage": -. Private to "décollage": l.
"décodage" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "décollage" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décodage" and "décollage" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "décodage" or "décollage"?
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 "décodage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décollage" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décodage" and "décollage" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décodage vs découragé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #125,040 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.