Which to use
“décore” and “découdre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,232
- “décore” frequency rank
- #29,736
- “découdre” frequency rank
- 62968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décore | découdre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décorer. | Défaire ce qui est cousu. |
Where the eye mixes décore and découdre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décore runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against découdre's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décore vs découdre
A purely visual mix-up. décore (\de.kɔʁ\) and découdre (\de.kudʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62968, 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\. découdre is at rank #29,736, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kudʁ\.
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 62968, this pair ranks #84,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décore vs découdre
Shared letters: cdeoré. Private to "décore": -. Private to "découdre": u.
"décore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "découdre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décore" and "découdre" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "décore" or "découdre" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découdre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,323 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décore" and "découdre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décore". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #84,323 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.