Which to use
“décolle” and “décollent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,725
- “décolle” frequency rank
- #45,567
- “décollent” frequency rank
- 64292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décolle | décollent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décoller. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décoller. |
Same sound, different letters: décolle vs décollent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. décolle runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against décollent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: décolle vs décollent
This is the hard kind. décolle and décollent are pronounced identically (\de.kɔl\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “décolle” sits inside “décollent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décolle is recorded at frequency rank #18,725, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kɔl\. décollent is at rank #45,567, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kɔl\.
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 64292, this pair ranks #77,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décolle vs décollent
Shared letters: cdeloé. Private to "décolle": -. Private to "décollent": nt.
"décolle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "décollent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décolle" and "décollent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "décolle" or "décollent"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "décolle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décollent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décolle" and "décollent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décollent vs décorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #77,766 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.