Which to use
“déçois” is a verb and “décrits” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,584
- “déçois” frequency rank
- #13,574
- “décrits” frequency rank
- 44158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçois | décrits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. | Masculin pluriel de décrit. |
Where the eye mixes déçois and décrits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déçois runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against décrits's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déçois vs décrits
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déçois is \de.swa\ while décrits is \de.kʁi\. 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 44158, 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\. décrits is at rank #13,574, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁi\.
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 44158, this pair ranks #212,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déçois vs décrits
Shared letters: disé. Private to "déçois": oç. Private to "décrits": crt.
"déçois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "décrits" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déçois" for "décrits" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déçois" or "décrits" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déçois" and "décrits" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déçois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décrits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçois" and "décrits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçois vs décousu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #212,603 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.