décrit vs décrits, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“décrit” and “décrits” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,516
“décrit” frequency rank: #13,574
“décrits” frequency rank: 16090
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	décrit	décrits
Definition	Dépeint, exprimé oralement ou par écrit.	Masculin pluriel de décrit.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set décrit and décrits apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

décrit

7 ch

décrits

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. décrit and décrits are pronounced identically (\de.kʁi\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “décrit” sits inside “décrits”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16090, 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\. décrits is at rank #13,574, 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 16090, this pair ranks #389,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of décrit vs décrits

Shared letters: cdirté. Private to "décrit": -. Private to "décrits": s.

"décrit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "décrits" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Frequency comparison

décrit#2,516

décrits#13,574

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "décrit" and "décrits" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\de.kʁi\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "décrit" or "décrits"?

"décrit" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,516 in our French list, against #13,574 for "décrits". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering décrit vs décrits

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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