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“décors” and “décris” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,382
- “décors” frequency rank
- #24,189
- “décris” frequency rank
- 32571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décors | décris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de décor. | Pluriel de décri. |
Where the eye mixes décors and décris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: décors vs décris
A purely visual mix-up. décors (\de.kɔʁ\) and décris (\de.kʁi\) 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 32571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décors is recorded at frequency rank #8,382, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔʁ\. décris is at rank #24,189, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.kʁi\.
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 32571, this pair ranks #296,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décors vs décris
Shared letters: cdrsé. Private to "décors": o. Private to "décris": i.
"décors" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "décris" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décors" and "décris" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décors" or "décris" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décors" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,395 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décors" and "décris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs décris". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #296,395 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.