dévie

\de.vi\

/\de.vi\/ verb

The verdict

“dévie” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,008. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,008
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dévie vs die
60% similar
dévie vs dove
60% similar
dévie vs dive
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dévie
PropertyValue
Headworddévie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.vi\
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,008
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dévie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dévie lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dévie (IPA \de.vi\), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,008 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dévie, with forms such as "ddévie", "devie", and "dvéie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "die", "dove", "dive", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dévie, spelled D-É-V-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dévier.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dévier.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de dévier.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddévie
  • devie
  • dvéie
  • déive
  • dévei
  • dévvie
  • édvie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dévie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddévie1devie1dvéie2déive2dévei2dévvie1édvie2
Edit distance from "dévie"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dévie"?
"dévie" is spelled D-É-V-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \de.vi\.
What does "dévie" mean?
As a verb, "dévie" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier.
What words are commonly confused with "dévie"?
"dévie" is commonly confused with "die", "dove", "dive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dévie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dévie" is \de.vi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dévie" come from?
"dévie" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “dévie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-V-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.vi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “die” - see the side-by-side comparison. dévie vs die
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list