Which to use
“décrites” is an adjective and “décrivez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,458
- “décrites” frequency rank
- #36,359
- “décrivez” frequency rank
- 50817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décrites | décrivez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de décrit. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décrire. |
Where the eye mixes décrites and décrivez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décrites and décrivez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: décrites vs décrivez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décrites is \de.kʁit\ while décrivez is \de.kʁi.ve\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50817, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décrites is recorded at frequency rank #14,458, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁit\. décrivez is at rank #36,359, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kʁi.ve\.
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 50817, this pair ranks #159,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décrites vs décrivez
Shared letters: cdeiré. Private to "décrites": st. Private to "décrivez": vz.
"décrites" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "décrivez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "décrites" and "décrivez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "décrites" vs "décrivez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décrites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décrivez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décrites" and "décrivez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs décrivez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #159,711 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.