Which to use
“décore” is a verb and “découpé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,232
- “décore” frequency rank
- #17,935
- “découpé” frequency rank
- 51167
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décore | découpé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décorer. | Qui est coupé en plusieurs parties. |
Letter map: décore vs découpé
Shared letters muted; letters that set décore and découpé apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. décore runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against découpé's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - décore and découpé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: décore is averb and découpéanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51167, 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\. découpé is at rank #17,935, tagged as anadj.
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 51167, this pair ranks #157,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décore vs découpé
Shared letters: cdoé. Private to "décore": er. Private to "découpé": pu.
"décore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "découpé" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décore" and "découpé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décore" vs "découpé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "décore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "découpé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décore" and "découpé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décore". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #157,064 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.