Which to use
“décompte” is a noun and “décrypte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,024
- “décompte” frequency rank
- #37,774
- “décrypte” frequency rank
- 51798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décompte | décrypte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qu’il y a à rabattre, à déduire sur une somme qu’on paie. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décrypter. |
Where the eye mixes décompte and décrypte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décompte (CVCVCCCV) and décrypte (CVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: décompte vs décrypte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décompte is \de.kɔ̃t\ while décrypte is \de.kʁipt\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décompte is recorded at frequency rank #14,024, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔ̃t\. décrypte is at rank #37,774, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kʁipt\.
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 51798, this pair ranks #152,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décompte vs décrypte
Shared letters: cdepté. Private to "décompte": mo. Private to "décrypte": ry.
"décompte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "décrypte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décompte" for "décrypte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "décompte" vs "décrypte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décompte" and "décrypte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décompte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décrypte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,400 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décompte" and "décrypte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décrypte vs décrypter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #152,400 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.