Which to use
“déboule” is a verb and “dévoué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,835
- “déboule” frequency rank
- #17,942
- “dévoué” frequency rank
- 60777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déboule | dévoué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de débouler. | Qui est disposé à tout faire pour être utile ou agréable à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes déboule and dévoué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déboule runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against dévoué's 6 (CVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déboule and dévoué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déboule is \de.bul\ while dévoué is \de.vwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déboule is recorded at frequency rank #42,835, classified as averb, pronounced \de.bul\. dévoué is at rank #17,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vwe\.
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 60777, this pair ranks #95,814 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déboule vs dévoué
Shared letters: doué. Private to "déboule": bel. Private to "dévoué": v.
"déboule" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dévoué" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déboule" and "dévoué" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déboule" vs "dévoué" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déboule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,814 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déboule" and "dévoué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déboule vs déroula". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #95,814 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.