Which to use
“décriée” is an adjective and “denrée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,301
- “décriée” frequency rank
- #36,348
- “denrée” frequency rank
- 83649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décriée | denrée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décrié. | Tout ce qui se vend pour la nourriture des hommes ou des animaux. |
Where the eye mixes décriée and denrée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. décriée runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against denrée's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décriée and denrée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décriée is \de.kʁi.je\ 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83649, 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\. 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 83649, this pair ranks #14,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décriée vs denrée
Shared letters: deré. Private to "décriée": ci. Private to "denrée": n.
"décriée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "denrée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décriée" for "denrée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "décriée" vs "denrée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décriée" and "denrée" 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 "denrée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décriée" and "denrée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs déviée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #14,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.