Which to use
“décor” and “dico” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,567
- “décor” frequency rank
- #28,913
- “dico” frequency rank
- 33480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décor | dico |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui enjolive, en parlant du papier, de la peinture, des ornements. | Dictionnaire. |
Where the eye mixes décor and dico
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. décor runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dico's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décor and dico
A purely visual mix-up. décor (\de.kɔʁ\) and dico (\di.ko\) 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 33480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décor is recorded at frequency rank #4,567, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔʁ\. dico is at rank #28,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.ko\.
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 33480, this pair ranks #290,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décor vs dico
Shared letters: cdo. Private to "décor": ré. Private to "dico": i.
"décor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dico ← dcio · ddico · dicco · dioc · idco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décor" for "dico" ever safe?
Frequency check: "décor" vs "dico" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dico" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,347 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décor" and "dico" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DCI vs dico". 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 #290,347 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.