Which to use
“decide” and “dévie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,555
- “decide” frequency rank
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- 65563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decide | dévie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Décider. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes decide and dévie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: decide vs dévie
A purely visual mix-up. decide (\dɪˈsɑɪd\) 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 65563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decide is recorded at frequency rank #30,555, classified as averb, pronounced \dɪˈsɑɪd\. 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 65563, this pair ranks #71,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of decide vs dévie
Shared letters: dei. Private to "decide": c. Private to "dévie": vé.
"decide" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- decide ← dceide · ddecide · deccide · decdie · decidde · decied · deicde · edcide
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "decide" and "dévie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "decide" vs "dévie" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "decide" 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 #71,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decide" and "dévie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dévie". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #71,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.