Which to use
“décrivez” and “devriez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,359
- “décrivez” frequency rank
- #7,552
- “devriez” frequency rank
- 43911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décrivez | devriez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de décrire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du conditionnel de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes décrivez and devriez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between décrivez and devriez
A purely visual mix-up. décrivez (\de.kʁi.ve\) and devriez (\də.vʁi.je\) 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 43911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décrivez is recorded at frequency rank #36,359, classified as averb, pronounced \de.kʁi.ve\. devriez is at rank #7,552, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁi.je\.
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 43911, this pair ranks #214,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décrivez vs devriez
Shared letters: deirvz. Private to "décrivez": cé. Private to "devriez": -.
"décrivez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "devriez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devriez ← ddevriez · derviez · devirez · devreiz · devriezz · devrize · devrriez · devvriez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "décrivez" for "devriez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "décrivez" vs "devriez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décrivez" and "devriez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décrivez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devriez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,420 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décrivez" and "devriez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décriée vs décrivez". 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 #214,420 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.