Which to use
“décroche” and “décrochent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,310
- “décroche” frequency rank
- #36,812
- “décrochent” frequency rank
- 46122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décroche | décrochent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décrocher. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décrocher. |
Same sound, different letters: décroche vs décrochent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. décroche runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against décrochent's 10 (CVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: décroche vs décrochent
This is the hard kind. décroche and décrochent are pronounced identically (\de.kʁɔʃ\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “décroche” sits inside “décrochent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décroche is recorded at frequency rank #9,310, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kʁɔʃ\. décrochent is at rank #36,812, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.kʁɔʃ\.
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 46122, this pair ranks #197,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décroche vs décrochent
Shared letters: cdehoré. Private to "décroche": -. Private to "décrochent": nt.
"décroche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "décrochent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décroche" and "décrochent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décroche" vs "décrochent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "décroche" / "décrochent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "décroche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décrochent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décroche" and "décrochent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décrochant vs décrochent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #197,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.