Which to use
“décore” is a verb and “décorés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,232
- “décore” frequency rank
- #23,523
- “décorés” frequency rank
- 56755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décore | décorés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décorer. | Masculin pluriel de décoré. |
Where the eye mixes décore and décorés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décore runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against décorés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décore and décorés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décore is \de.kɔʁ\ while décorés is \de.kɔ.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 56755, 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\. décorés is at rank #23,523, 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 56755, this pair ranks #119,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décore vs décorés
Shared letters: cdoré. Private to "décore": e. Private to "décorés": s.
"décore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "décorés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décore" and "décorés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décore" vs "décorés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décore" and "décorés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décorés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,127 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décore" and "décorés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décore". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #119,127 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.