Which to use
“décollent” and “décoller” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,567
- “décollent” frequency rank
- #12,771
- “décoller” frequency rank
- 58338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décollent | décoller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décoller. | Séparer, détacher une chose qui était collée. |
Where the eye mixes décollent and décoller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décollent runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against décoller's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décollent and décoller
A purely visual mix-up. décollent (\de.kɔl\) and décoller (\de.kɔ.le\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décollent is recorded at frequency rank #45,567, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kɔl\. décoller is at rank #12,771, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kɔ.le\.
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 58338, this pair ranks #109,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décollent vs décoller
Shared letters: cdeloé. Private to "décollent": nt. Private to "décoller": r.
"décollent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "décoller" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décollent" for "décoller" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "décollent" or "décoller" show up more?
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 "décollent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décoller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,665 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décollent" and "décoller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décollent vs décorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #109,665 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.