Which to use
“décorer” and “déloger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,726
- “décorer” frequency rank
- #26,336
- “déloger” frequency rank
- 45062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décorer | déloger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Orner ou parer, en parlant d’ornements d’architecture, de peinture, de sculpture, etc. | Quitter un logement, un appartement. |
Where the eye mixes décorer and déloger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses décorer with déloger
A purely visual mix-up. décorer (\de.kɔ.ʁe\) and déloger (\de.lɔ.ʒe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décorer is recorded at frequency rank #18,726, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kɔ.ʁe\. déloger is at rank #26,336, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.lɔ.ʒe\.
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 45062, this pair ranks #205,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décorer vs déloger
Shared letters: deoré. Private to "décorer": c. Private to "déloger": gl.
"décorer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "déloger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décorer" and "déloger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décorer" or "déloger" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décorer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déloger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décorer" and "déloger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délier vs déloger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #205,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.