Which to use
“décore” and “découle” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,232
- “décore” frequency rank
- #11,390
- “découle” frequency rank
- 44622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décore | découle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décorer. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de découler. |
Where the eye mixes décore and découle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décore runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against découle's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décore and découle
A purely visual mix-up. décore (\de.kɔʁ\) and découle (\de.kul\) 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 44622, 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\. découle is at rank #11,390, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kul\.
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 44622, this pair ranks #209,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décore vs découle
Shared letters: cdeoé. Private to "décore": r. Private to "découle": lu.
"décore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "découle" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décore" for "découle" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décore" and "découle" 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 "découle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décore" and "découle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décore". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #209,067 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.