Which to use
“décorés” and “déçues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,523
- “décorés” frequency rank
- #46,735
- “déçues” frequency rank
- 70258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décorés | déçues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de décoré. | Féminin pluriel de déçu. |
Where the eye mixes décorés and déçues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. décorés runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against déçues's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décorés and déçues
A purely visual mix-up. décorés (\de.kɔ.ʁe\) and déçues (\de.sy\) 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 70258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décorés is recorded at frequency rank #23,523, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.kɔ.ʁe\. déçues is at rank #46,735, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.sy\.
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 70258, this pair ranks #52,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décorés vs déçues
Shared letters: dsé. Private to "décorés": cor. Private to "déçues": euç.
"décorés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "déçues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décorés" for "déçues" ever safe?
Which is more common, "décorés" or "déçues"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décorés" and "déçues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décorés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déçues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,040 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décorés" and "déçues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #52,040 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.