Which to use
“décoder” is a verb and “décodeurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,230
- “décoder” frequency rank
- #43,900
- “décodeurs” frequency rank
- 77130
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décoder | décodeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déchiffrer ce qui est codé. | Pluriel de décodeur. |
Where the eye mixes décoder and décodeurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décoder runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against décodeurs's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décoder and décodeurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décoder is \de.kɔ.de\ while décodeurs is \de.kɔ.dœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décoder is recorded at frequency rank #33,230, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kɔ.de\. décodeurs is at rank #43,900, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔ.dœʁ\.
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 77130, this pair ranks #29,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décoder vs décodeurs
Shared letters: cdeoré. Private to "décoder": -. Private to "décodeurs": su.
"décoder" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "décodeurs" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décoder" for "décodeurs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "décoder" or "décodeurs"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décoder" and "décodeurs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décoder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décodeurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décoder" and "décodeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décideur vs décodeurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,233 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.