Which to use
“décrit” and “décrite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,516
- “décrit” frequency rank
- #9,645
- “décrite” frequency rank
- 12161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décrit | décrite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dépeint, exprimé oralement ou par écrit. | Féminin singulier de décrit. |
Where the eye mixes décrit and décrite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses décrit with décrite
A purely visual mix-up. décrit (\de.kʁi\) and décrite (\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 extra letter(s) - “décrit” sits inside “décrite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décrit is recorded at frequency rank #2,516, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁi\. décrite is at rank #9,645, 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 12161, this pair ranks #406,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décrit vs décrite
Shared letters: cdirté. Private to "décrit": -. Private to "décrite": e.
"décrit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "décrite" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décrit" for "décrite" ever safe?
Which is more common, "décrit" or "décrite"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décrit" and "décrite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décrit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décrite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,342 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décrit" and "décrite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décrite vs déduite". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #406,342 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.