Which to use
“déçoit” is a verb and “décris” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,529
- “déçoit” frequency rank
- #24,189
- “décris” frequency rank
- 47718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçoit | décris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. | Pluriel de décri. |
Where the eye mixes déçoit and décris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. déçoit (CVCVVC) and décris (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: déçoit vs décris
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déçoit is \de.swa\ while décris is \de.kʁi\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déçoit is recorded at frequency rank #23,529, classified as averb, pronounced \de.swa\. décris is at rank #24,189, tagged as anoun, 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 47718, this pair ranks #184,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déçoit vs décris
Shared letters: dié. Private to "déçoit": otç. Private to "décris": crs.
"déçoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "décris" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "déçoit" vs "décris" - which ranks higher?
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 "déçoit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,714 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçoit" and "décris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçoit vs démolit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #184,714 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.