Which to use
“décore” is a verb and “décorées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,232
- “décore” frequency rank
- #24,945
- “décorées” frequency rank
- 58177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décore | décorées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décorer. | Féminin pluriel de décoré. |
Where the eye mixes décore and décorées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décore runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against décorées's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses décore with décorées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décore is \de.kɔʁ\ while décorées is \de.kɔ.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décore is recorded at frequency rank #33,232, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kɔʁ\. décorées is at rank #24,945, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kɔ.ʁe\.
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 58177, this pair ranks #110,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décore vs décorées
Shared letters: cdeoré. Private to "décore": -. Private to "décorées": s.
"décore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "décorées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décore" and "décorées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "décore" or "décorées"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décorées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décore" and "décorées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décore". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #110,595 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.