Which to use
“décrit” is an adjective and “déduit” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,516
- “décrit” frequency rank
- #15,362
- “déduit” frequency rank
- 17878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décrit | déduit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dépeint, exprimé oralement ou par écrit. | Divertissement, activité de plaisir, occupation agréable. |
Where the eye mixes décrit and déduit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. décrit (CVCCVC) and déduit (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between décrit and déduit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décrit is \de.kʁi\ while déduit is \de.dɥi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17878, 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\. déduit is at rank #15,362, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.dɥi\.
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 17878, this pair ranks #381,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décrit vs déduit
Shared letters: dité. Private to "décrit": cr. Private to "déduit": u.
"décrit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "déduit" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décrit" for "déduit" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "décrit" or "déduit" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décrit" and "déduit" 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 "déduit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décrit" and "déduit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déduit vs déduite". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #381,017 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.