Which to use
“déçois” is a verb and “décousu” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,584
- “déçois” frequency rank
- #48,460
- “décousu” frequency rank
- 79044
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçois | décousu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. | Caractérise des propos sans suite, un style qui n’a pas de liaison, des événements non reliés entre eux. |
Where the eye mixes déçois and décousu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déçois runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against décousu's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déçois with décousu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déçois is \de.swa\ while décousu is \de.ku.zy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déçois is recorded at frequency rank #30,584, classified as averb, pronounced \de.swa\. décousu is at rank #48,460, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.ku.zy\.
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 79044, this pair ranks #24,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déçois vs décousu
Shared letters: dosé. Private to "déçois": iç. Private to "décousu": cu.
"déçois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "décousu" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déçois" for "décousu" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déçois" or "décousu" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déçois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décousu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,187 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçois" and "décousu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déchus vs décousu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,187 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.