Which to use
“décret” is a noun and “devrez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,669
- “décret” frequency rank
- #11,386
- “devrez” frequency rank
- 14055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décret | devrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Décision qui émane d’une autorité. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes décret and devrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses décret with devrez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décret is \de.kʁɛ\ while devrez is \də.vʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décret is recorded at frequency rank #2,669, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.kʁɛ\. devrez is at rank #11,386, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁe\.
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 14055, this pair ranks #398,374 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décret vs devrez
Shared letters: der. Private to "décret": cté. Private to "devrez": vz.
"décret" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "devrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devrez ← ddevrez · dervez · deverz · devrezz · devrrez · devrze · devvrez · dverez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décret" for "devrez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "décret" or "devrez"?
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 "décret" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,374 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décret" and "devrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devrez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #398,374 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.