Which to use
“décorer” and “déporter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,726
- “décorer” frequency rank
- #40,229
- “déporter” frequency rank
- 58955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décorer | déporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Orner ou parer, en parlant d’ornements d’architecture, de peinture, de sculpture, etc. | Punir de la peine de la déportation, exiler. |
Where the eye mixes décorer and déporter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décorer runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against déporter's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses décorer with déporter
A purely visual mix-up. décorer (\de.kɔ.ʁe\) and déporter (\de.pɔʁ.te\) 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 58955, 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\. déporter is at rank #40,229, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.pɔʁ.te\.
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 58955, this pair ranks #105,937 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décorer vs déporter
Shared letters: deoré. Private to "décorer": c. Private to "déporter": pt.
"décorer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "déporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décorer" for "déporter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "décorer" or "déporter"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "décorer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déporter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,937 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décorer" and "déporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déportée vs déporter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #105,937 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.