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 eye mixes déçois and déçues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déçois and déçues follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between déçois and déçues
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déçois" for "déçues" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déçois" or "déçues" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déçois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déçues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,735 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçois" and "déçues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #28,735 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.