Which to use
“déçois” and “devais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,584
- “déçois” frequency rank
- #3,910
- “devais” frequency rank
- 34494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçois | devais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes déçois and devais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. déçois and devais follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses déçois with devais
A purely visual mix-up. déçois (\de.swa\) and devais (\də.vɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déçois is recorded at frequency rank #30,584, classified as averb, pronounced \de.swa\. devais is at rank #3,910, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vɛ\.
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 34494, this pair ranks #283,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déçois vs devais
Shared letters: dis. Private to "déçois": oçé. Private to "devais": aev.
"déçois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "devais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devais ← ddevais · deavis · devaiss · devasi · devias · devvais · dveais · edvais
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déçois" and "devais" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déçois" or "devais"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déçois" and "devais" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déçois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,451 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçois" and "devais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déçois vs décousu". 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 #283,451 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.