Which to use
“décris” is a noun and “décrit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,189
- “décris” frequency rank
- #2,516
- “décrit” frequency rank
- 26705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décris | décrit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de décri. | Dépeint, exprimé oralement ou par écrit. |
Same sound, different letters: décris vs décrit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. décris and décrit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - décris and décrit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: décris and décrit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \de.kʁi\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “décris” becomes t in “décrit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décris is recorded at frequency rank #24,189, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.kʁi\. décrit is at rank #2,516, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁi\.
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 26705, this pair ranks #333,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décris vs décrit
Shared letters: cdiré. Private to "décris": s. Private to "décrit": t.
"décris" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "décrit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décris" and "décrit" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "décris" or "décrit" show up more?
What to do next
"décris" and "décrit" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "décris" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décrit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décris" and "décrit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs décris". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #333,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.