Which to use
“décodeur” and “décodeurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,231
- “décodeur” frequency rank
- #43,900
- “décodeurs” frequency rank
- 77131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décodeur | décodeurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispositif effectuant un décodage. | Pluriel de décodeur. |
Same sound, different letters: décodeur vs décodeurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. décodeur runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against décodeurs's 9 (CVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - décodeur / décodeurs
This is the hard kind. décodeur and décodeurs are pronounced identically (\de.kɔ.dœʁ\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “décodeur” sits inside “décodeurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décodeur is recorded at frequency rank #33,231, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔ.dœʁ\. 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 77131, this pair ranks #29,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décodeur vs décodeurs
Shared letters: cdeorué. Private to "décodeur": -. Private to "décodeurs": s.
"décodeur" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "décodeurs" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décodeur" and "décodeurs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "décodeur" or "décodeurs"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "décodeur" 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 #29,229 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décodeur" and "décodeurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décideur vs décodeurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,229 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.