Which to use
“déçois” and “devos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,584
- “déçois” frequency rank
- #40,210
- “devos” frequency rank
- 70794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déçois | devos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de décevoir. | Futur de devi. |
Where the eye mixes déçois and devos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. déçois runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against devos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déçois vs devos
A purely visual mix-up. déçois (\de.swa\) and devos (\ˈde.vos\) 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 70794, 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\. devos is at rank #40,210, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈde.vos\.
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 70794, this pair ranks #49,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déçois vs devos
Shared letters: dos. Private to "déçois": içé. Private to "devos": ev.
"déçois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devos ← ddevos · deovs · devoss · devso · devvos · dveos · edvos
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déçois" and "devos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "déçois" or "devos"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "déçois" and "devos" 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 "devos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,991 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déçois" and "devos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devins vs devos". 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 #49,991 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.