Which to use
“décrétée” is a verb and “décriée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,360
- “décrétée” frequency rank
- #47,301
- “décriée” frequency rank
- 83661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décrétée | décriée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de décréter. | Féminin singulier de décrié. |
Where the eye mixes décrétée and décriée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décrétée runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against décriée's 7 (CVCCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décrétée and décriée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décrétée is \de.kʁe.te\ while décriée is \de.kʁi.je\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décrétée is recorded at frequency rank #36,360, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kʁe.te\. décriée is at rank #47,301, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁi.je\.
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 83661, this pair ranks #14,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décrétée vs décriée
Shared letters: cderé. Private to "décrétée": t. Private to "décriée": i.
"décrétée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "décriée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décrétée" for "décriée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "décrétée" or "décriée" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "décrétée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décriée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décrétée" and "décriée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs déviée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,420 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.