Which to use
“décoder” and “décore” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,230
- “décoder” frequency rank
- #33,232
- “décore” frequency rank
- 66462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décoder | décore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déchiffrer ce qui est codé. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décorer. |
Where the eye mixes décoder and décore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: décoder vs décore
A purely visual mix-up. décoder (\de.kɔ.de\) and décore (\de.kɔʁ\) 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 66462, 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\. décore is at rank #33,232, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kɔʁ\.
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 66462, this pair ranks #67,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décoder vs décore
Shared letters: cdeoré. Private to "décoder": -. Private to "décore": -.
"décoder" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "décore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décoder" and "décore" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "décoder" or "décore" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décoder" and "décore" 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 "décore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décoder" and "décore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décore". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #67,708 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.