Which to use
“décimée” and “déviée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,299
- “décimée” frequency rank
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- 87304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décimée | déviée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de décimer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes décimée and déviée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décimée runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against déviée's 6 (CVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between décimée and déviée
A purely visual mix-up. décimée (\de.si.me\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décimée is recorded at frequency rank #42,299, classified as averb, pronounced \de.si.me\. 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 87304, this pair ranks #8,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décimée vs déviée
Shared letters: deié. Private to "décimée": cm. Private to "déviée": v.
"décimée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décimée" and "déviée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décimée" or "déviée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décimée" and "déviée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décimée" 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 #8,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décimée" and "déviée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #8,451 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.