Which to use
“décore” and “décrire” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,232
- “décore” frequency rank
- #4,751
- “décrire” frequency rank
- 37983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décore | décrire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décorer. | Représenter, dépeindre dans son ensemble une personne, une chose, soit par écrit, soit de vive voix. |
Where the eye mixes décore and décrire
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décore runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against décrire's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décore vs décrire
A purely visual mix-up. décore (\de.kɔʁ\) and décrire (\de.kʁiʁ\) 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 37983, 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\. décrire is at rank #4,751, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kʁiʁ\.
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 37983, this pair ranks #258,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décore vs décrire
Shared letters: cderé. Private to "décore": o. Private to "décrire": i.
"décore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "décrire" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décore" and "décrire" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décore" or "décrire" show up more?
What to do next
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 "décrire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,558 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décore" and "décrire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décore". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #258,558 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.