Which to use
“débité” and “déviée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,236
- “débité” frequency rank
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- 86241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débité | déviée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de débiter. | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes débité and déviée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. débité (CVCVCV) and déviée (CVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses débité with déviée
A purely visual mix-up. débité (\de.bi.te\) and déviée (\de.vje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86241, 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\. déviée is at rank #45,005, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vje\.
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 86241, this pair ranks #10,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débité vs déviée
Shared letters: dié. Private to "débité": bt. Private to "déviée": ev.
"débité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "débité" and "déviée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "débité" vs "déviée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "débité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déviée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débité" and "déviée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #10,019 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.