Which to use
“décorent” and “dévorent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,459
- “décorent” frequency rank
- #41,759
- “dévorent” frequency rank
- 90218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décorent | dévorent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décorer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. |
Where the eye mixes décorent and dévorent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. décorent and dévorent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: décorent vs dévorent
A purely visual mix-up. décorent (\de.kɔʁ\) and dévorent (\de.vɔʁ\) 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 a single letter - c in “décorent” becomes v in “dévorent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décorent is recorded at frequency rank #48,459, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kɔʁ\. dévorent is at rank #41,759, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vɔʁ\.
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 90218, this pair ranks #4,999 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décorent vs dévorent
Shared letters: denorté. Private to "décorent": c. Private to "dévorent": v.
"décorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "dévorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décorent" and "dévorent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "décorent" or "dévorent" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décorent" and "dévorent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décorent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévorent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,999 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décorent" and "dévorent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorent vs déforment". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,999 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.