Which to use
“decider” and “dévier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,731
- “decider” frequency rank
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- 63979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decider | dévier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Décider. | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. |
Where the eye mixes decider and dévier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: decider vs dévier
A purely visual mix-up. decider (\de.t͡si.ˈdɛr\) and dévier (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decider is recorded at frequency rank #41,731, classified as averb, pronounced \de.t͡si.ˈdɛr\. dévier is at rank #22,248, 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 63979, this pair ranks #79,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of decider vs dévier
Shared letters: deir. Private to "decider": c. Private to "dévier": vé.
"decider" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- decider ← dceider · ddecider · deccider · decdier · decidder · deciderr · decidre · deciedr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decider" for "dévier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "decider" vs "dévier" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "decider" and "dévier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decider" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decider" and "dévier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decider vs délier". 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 #79,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.