Which to use
“décrit” and “décrites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,516
- “décrit” frequency rank
- #14,458
- “décrites” frequency rank
- 16974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décrit | décrites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dépeint, exprimé oralement ou par écrit. | Féminin pluriel de décrit. |
Where the eye mixes décrit and décrites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décrit runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against décrites's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décrit and décrites
A purely visual mix-up. décrit (\de.kʁi\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “décrit” sits inside “décrites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16974, 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\. 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 16974, this pair ranks #385,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décrit vs décrites
Shared letters: cdirté. Private to "décrit": -. Private to "décrites": es.
"décrit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "décrites" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décrit" and "décrites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décrit" or "décrites" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "décrit" 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 #385,405 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décrit" and "décrites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs décrites". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #385,405 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.