Which to use
“débité” and “dévie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,236
- “débité” frequency rank
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- 76244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débité | dévie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de débiter. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes débité and dévie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. débité runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dévie's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses débité with dévie
A purely visual mix-up. débité (\de.bi.te\) and dévie (\de.vi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débité is recorded at frequency rank #41,236, classified as averb, pronounced \de.bi.te\. dévie is at rank #35,008, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vi\.
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 76244, this pair ranks #31,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débité vs dévie
Shared letters: dié. Private to "débité": bt. Private to "dévie": ev.
"débité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "débité" for "dévie" ever safe?
Which is more common, "débité" or "dévie"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "débité" and "dévie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "débité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débité" and "dévie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débité vs déduite". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,682 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.