dévide
\de.vid\
The verdict
“dévide” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrument dont on se sert pour dévider des fils de lin, de coton.
Corpus desk
Index FR-devide · dévide · French
dévide · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | dévide |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \de.vid\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « dévide » en français
Rare enough to double-check
dévide is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \de.vid\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Instrument dont on se sert pour dévider des fils de lin, de coton.".
dévide has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dévide, spelled D-É-V-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Instrument dont on se sert pour dévider des fils de lin, de coton.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dévide appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle ne savait trop que dire du gros écu blanc. Ça pouvait être bon ou mauvais ; mais ça pouvait aussi n’être ni mauvais ni bon, parce qu’il y a des fadets qui sont fous, qui aiment à s’amuser, et qui font des petites niches un peu ennuyeuses, mais pas bien méchantes, comme de vous faire chercher votre fuseau, ou de vous casser souvent votre fil en filant…
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.