Which to use
“déçois” and “déduis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,584
- “déçois” frequency rank
- #32,787
- “déduis” frequency rank
- 63371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçois | déduis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de déduire. |
Where the eye mixes déçois and déduis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déçois and déduis 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 déduis
A purely visual mix-up. déçois (\de.swa\) and déduis (\de.dɥi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63371, 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\. déduis is at rank #32,787, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.dɥi\.
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 63371, this pair ranks #82,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déçois vs déduis
Shared letters: disé. Private to "déçois": oç. Private to "déduis": u.
"déçois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "déduis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déçois" and "déduis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déçois" or "déduis" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "déçois" and "déduis" 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 "déduis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçois" and "déduis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déduis vs déduite". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #82,286 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.