Which to use
“décorations” and “dérogations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,953
- “décorations” frequency rank
- #26,340
- “dérogations” frequency rank
- 39293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décorations | dérogations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de décoration. | Pluriel de dérogation. |
Where the eye mixes décorations and dérogations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. décorations and dérogations follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: décorations vs dérogations
A purely visual mix-up. décorations (\de.kɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\) and dérogations (\de.ʁɔ.ɡa.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décorations is recorded at frequency rank #12,953, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\. dérogations is at rank #26,340, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁɔ.ɡa.sjɔ̃\.
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 39293, this pair ranks #249,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décorations vs dérogations
Shared letters: adinorsté. Private to "décorations": c. Private to "dérogations": g.
"décorations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC · "dérogations" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décorations" and "dérogations" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décorations" or "dérogations" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décorations" and "dérogations" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décorations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dérogations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,091 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décorations" and "dérogations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorations vs déportations". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #249,091 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.