Which to use
“déçues” and “déçus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,735
- “déçues” frequency rank
- #11,572
- “déçus” frequency rank
- 58307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçues | déçus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de déçu. | Masculin pluriel de déçu. |
Same sound, different letters: déçues vs déçus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. déçues runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against déçus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - déçues / déçus
This is the hard kind. déçues and déçus are pronounced identically (\de.sy\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58307, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déçues is recorded at frequency rank #46,735, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.sy\. déçus is at rank #11,572, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.sy\.
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 58307, this pair ranks #109,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déçues vs déçus
Shared letters: dsuçé. Private to "déçues": e. Private to "déçus": -.
"déçues" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "déçus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déçues" for "déçus" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déçues" or "déçus" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "déçues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déçus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçues" and "déçus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs déçues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #109,842 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.