Which to use
“décoder” and “déloger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,230
- “décoder” frequency rank
- #26,336
- “déloger” frequency rank
- 59566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décoder | déloger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déchiffrer ce qui est codé. | Quitter un logement, un appartement. |
Where the eye mixes décoder and déloger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décoder and déloger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between décoder and déloger
A purely visual mix-up. décoder (\de.kɔ.de\) and déloger (\de.lɔ.ʒe\) 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 59566, 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\. déloger is at rank #26,336, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.lɔ.ʒe\.
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 59566, this pair ranks #102,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décoder vs déloger
Shared letters: deoré. Private to "décoder": c. Private to "déloger": gl.
"décoder" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "déloger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décoder" and "déloger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décoder" or "déloger" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décoder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déloger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,435 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décoder" and "déloger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décocher vs décoder". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #102,435 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.