Which to use
“déçois” is a verb and “depuis” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,584
- “déçois” frequency rank
- #112
- “depuis” frequency rank
- 30696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçois | depuis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. | À partir de. |
Where the eye mixes déçois and depuis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. déçois and depuis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: déçois vs depuis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déçois is \de.swa\ while depuis is \də.pɥi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30696, 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\. depuis is at rank #112, tagged as aprep, pronounced \də.pɥi\.
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 30696, this pair ranks #308,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déçois vs depuis
Shared letters: dis. Private to "déçois": oçé. Private to "depuis": epu.
"déçois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "depuis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- depuis ← ddepuis · depius · deppuis · depuiss · depusi · deupis · dpeuis · edpuis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déçois" and "depuis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déçois" or "depuis" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "déçois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "depuis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçois" and "depuis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçois vs décousu". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #308,551 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.