Which to use
“décriée” is an adjective and “déviée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,301
- “décriée” frequency rank
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- 92306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décriée | déviée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de décrié. | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes décriée and déviée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. décriée runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against déviée's 6 (CVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses décriée with déviée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décriée is \de.kʁi.je\ while déviée is \de.vje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décriée is recorded at frequency rank #47,301, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.kʁi.je\. 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 92306, this pair ranks #3,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of décriée vs déviée
Shared letters: deié. Private to "décriée": cr. Private to "déviée": v.
"décriée" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décriée" and "déviée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "décriée" or "déviée" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "décriée" 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 #3,107 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décriée" and "déviée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #3,107 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.