Which to use
“décoder” and “déjouer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,230
- “décoder” frequency rank
- #22,548
- “déjouer” frequency rank
- 55778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décoder | déjouer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déchiffrer ce qui est codé. | Faire échouer le jeu de quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes décoder and déjouer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: décoder vs déjouer
A purely visual mix-up. décoder (\de.kɔ.de\) and déjouer (\de.ʒwe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55778, 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\. déjouer is at rank #22,548, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.ʒwe\.
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 55778, this pair ranks #125,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décoder vs déjouer
Shared letters: deoré. Private to "décoder": c. Private to "déjouer": ju.
"décoder" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "déjouer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décoder" and "déjouer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décoder" or "déjouer" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décoder" and "déjouer" 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 "déjouer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décoder" and "déjouer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décocher vs décoder". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #125,301 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.