Which to use
“déçoit” is a verb and “déduit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,529
- “déçoit” frequency rank
- #15,362
- “déduit” frequency rank
- 38891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçoit | déduit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. | Divertissement, activité de plaisir, occupation agréable. |
Where the eye mixes déçoit and déduit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déçoit and déduit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: déçoit vs déduit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déçoit is \de.swa\ while déduit is \de.dɥi\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38891, 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\. déduit is at rank #15,362, tagged as anoun, 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 38891, this pair ranks #252,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déçoit vs déduit
Shared letters: dité. Private to "déçoit": oç. Private to "déduit": u.
"déçoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "déduit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "déduit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,058 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçoit" and "déduit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçoit vs démolit". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #252,058 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.