Which to use
“décrète” and “décrypte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,554
- “décrète” frequency rank
- #37,774
- “décrypte” frequency rank
- 62328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décrète | décrypte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décréter. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décrypter. |
Where the eye mixes décrète and décrypte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décrète runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against décrypte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décrète vs décrypte
A purely visual mix-up. décrète (\de.kʁɛt\) and décrypte (\de.kʁipt\) 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 62328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décrète is recorded at frequency rank #24,554, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kʁɛt\. décrypte is at rank #37,774, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kʁipt\.
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 62328, this pair ranks #87,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décrète vs décrypte
Shared letters: cderté. Private to "décrète": è. Private to "décrypte": py.
"décrète" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "décrypte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décrète" and "décrypte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "décrète" or "décrypte" show up more?
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 "décrète" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décrypte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décrète" and "décrypte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décrète vs désuète". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #87,713 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.