Which to use
“décrète” is a verb and “denrée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,554
- “décrète” frequency rank
- #36,348
- “denrée” frequency rank
- 60902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décrète | denrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décréter. | Tout ce qui se vend pour la nourriture des hommes ou des animaux. |
Where the eye mixes décrète and denrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. décrète runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against denrée's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décrète and denrée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décrète is \de.kʁɛt\ while denrée is \dɑ̃.ʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60902, 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\. denrée is at rank #36,348, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɑ̃.ʁe\.
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 60902, this pair ranks #95,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décrète vs denrée
Shared letters: deré. Private to "décrète": ctè. Private to "denrée": n.
"décrète" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "denrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décrète" and "denrée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décrète" vs "denrée" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décrète" and "denrée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décrète" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,192 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décrète" and "denrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denrée vs dundee". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #95,192 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.