déçoisvsdéçuesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: déçois is a verb, déçues is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“déçois” is a verb and “déçues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,584
“déçois” frequency rank
#46,735
“déçues” frequency rank
77319
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déçois déçues
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. Féminin pluriel de déçu.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set déçois and déçues apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
déçois
6 ch
déçues

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déçois is \de.swa\ while déçues is \de.sy\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77319, 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\. déçues is at rank #46,735, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.sy\.

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 77319, this pair ranks #28,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déçois vs déçues

Shared letters: dsçé. Private to "déçois": io. Private to "déçues": eu.

"déçois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "déçues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequency comparison

déçois#30,584
déçues#46,735

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "déçois" and "déçues" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "déçois" is a verb and "déçues" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "déçois" or "déçues"?
"déçois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,584 in our French list, against #46,735 for "déçues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering déçois vs déçues

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “déçois”; for an adjective, it's “déçues”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “déçois” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list