Which to use
“décriée” and “décrites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,301
- “décriée” frequency rank
- #14,458
- “décrites” frequency rank
- 61759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décriée | décrites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décrié. | Féminin pluriel de décrit. |
Where the eye mixes décriée and décrites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décriée runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against décrites's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décriée and décrites
A purely visual mix-up. décriée (\de.kʁi.je\) and décrites (\de.kʁit\) 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 61759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décriée is recorded at frequency rank #47,301, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁi.je\. décrites is at rank #14,458, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁit\.
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 61759, this pair ranks #90,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décriée vs décrites
Shared letters: cdeiré. Private to "décriée": -. Private to "décrites": st.
"décriée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "décrites" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décriée" and "décrites" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "décriée" or "décrites" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décriée" and "décrites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décriée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décrites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décriée" and "décrites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs déviée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #90,594 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.