Which to use
“débouté” is a noun and “dévouée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,395
- “débouté” frequency rank
- #25,296
- “dévouée” frequency rank
- 68691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débouté | dévouée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rejet d’une demande faite en justice. | Féminin singulier de dévoué. |
Where the eye mixes débouté and dévouée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. débouté (CVCVVCV) and dévouée (CVCVVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between débouté and dévouée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: débouté is \de.bu.te\ while dévouée is \de.vwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débouté is recorded at frequency rank #43,395, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.bu.te\. dévouée is at rank #25,296, 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 68691, this pair ranks #58,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of débouté vs dévouée
Shared letters: doué. Private to "débouté": bt. Private to "dévouée": ev.
"débouté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dévouée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "débouté" and "dévouée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "débouté" or "dévouée"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "débouté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévouée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débouté" and "dévouée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débouté vs dérouter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,083 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.