Which to use
“décote” and “député” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,242
- “décote” frequency rank
- #1,477
- “député” frequency rank
- 42719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décote | député |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Réduction de la cote, baisse de la valeur. | Envoyé, délégué, par une nation, un peuple pour remplir une mission particulière, ou par des électeurs pour faire partie d’une assemblée. |
Where the eye mixes décote and député
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. décote and député follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses décote with député
A purely visual mix-up. décote (\de.kɔt\) and député (\de.py.te\) 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 42719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décote is recorded at frequency rank #41,242, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.kɔt\. député is at rank #1,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.py.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 42719, this pair ranks #223,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décote vs député
Shared letters: dté. Private to "décote": ceo. Private to "député": pu.
"décote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "député" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décote" and "député" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "décote" vs "député" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "député" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décote" and "député" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs décote". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #223,484 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.