Which to use
“déçoit” and “doit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,529
- “déçoit” frequency rank
- #159
- “doit” frequency rank
- 23688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçoit | doit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes déçoit and doit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déçoit runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against doit's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déçoit with doit
A purely visual mix-up. déçoit (\de.swa\) and doit (\dwa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23688, 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\. doit is at rank #159, tagged as averb, pronounced \dwa\.
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 23688, this pair ranks #351,012 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déçoit vs doit
Shared letters: diot. Private to "déçoit": çé. Private to "doit": -.
"déçoit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "doit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doit ← ddoit · diot · doitt · doti · odit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déçoit" for "doit" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déçoit" or "doit" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "doit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #351,012 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçoit" and "doit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçoit vs démolit". 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 #351,012 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.