Which to use
“décors” and “dépôts” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,382
- “décors” frequency rank
- #6,499
- “dépôts” frequency rank
- 14881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décors | dépôts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de décor. | Pluriel de dépôt. |
Where the eye mixes décors and dépôts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses décors with dépôts
A purely visual mix-up. décors (\de.kɔʁ\) and dépôts (\de.po\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14881, 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\. dépôts is at rank #6,499, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.po\.
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 14881, this pair ranks #394,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décors vs dépôts
Shared letters: dsé. Private to "décors": cor. Private to "dépôts": ptô.
"décors" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "dépôts" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décors" and "dépôts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décors" vs "dépôts" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "décors" and "dépôts" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décors" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dépôts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #394,807 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décors" and "dépôts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décors vs décousu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #394,807 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.