Which to use
“décoder” is a verb and “décorée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,230
- “décoder” frequency rank
- #18,179
- “décorée” frequency rank
- 51409
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décoder | décorée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déchiffrer ce qui est codé. | Féminin singulier de décoré. |
Where the eye mixes décoder and décorée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décoder (CVCVCVC) and décorée (CVCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: décoder vs décorée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décoder is \de.kɔ.de\ while décorée is \de.kɔ.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51409, 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\. décorée is at rank #18,179, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kɔ.ʁe\.
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 51409, this pair ranks #155,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décoder vs décorée
Shared letters: cdeoré. Private to "décoder": -. Private to "décorée": -.
"décoder" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "décorée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décoder" for "décorée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "décoder" vs "décorée" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décoder" and "décorée" 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 "décorée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #155,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décoder" and "décorée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décocher vs décoder". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #155,215 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.