déveine
\de.vɛn\
The verdict
“déveine” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mauvaise chance persistante, surtout au jeu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-deveine · déveine · French
déveine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | déveine |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.vɛn\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « déveine » en français
Rare enough to double-check
déveine is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.vɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mauvaise chance persistante, surtout au jeu.".
déveine doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is déveine, spelled D-É-V-E-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Mauvaise chance persistante, surtout au jeu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how déveine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ce n’était pas la première fois que Sainte-Austreberthe perdait 20,000 francs, car malgré la juste réputation qui lui était faite de gagner toujours, il avait parfois des moments de déveine où la fortune lui était contraire.
Il était déjà arrivé, certes, une chance extraordinaire, et aussi une déveine hors du commun, plus d’une fois un joueur riche et audacieux avait fait sauter la banque d’un casino.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.