Which to use
“dédie” is a verb and “device” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,190
- “dédie” frequency rank
- #43,381
- “device” frequency rank
- 67571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dédie | device |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de dédier. | Dispositif, appareil. |
Where the eye mixes dédie and device
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dédie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against device's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dédie with device
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dédie is \de.di\ while device is \dɪˈvaɪs\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dédie is recorded at frequency rank #24,190, classified as averb, pronounced \de.di\. device is at rank #43,381, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɪˈvaɪs\.
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 67571, this pair ranks #62,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dédie vs device
Shared letters: dei. Private to "dédie": é. Private to "device": cv.
"dédie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "device" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- device ← ddevice · deivce · devcie · devicce · deviec · devvice · dveice · edvice
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dédie" for "device" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dédie" vs "device" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dédie" and "device" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dédie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "device" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dédie" and "device" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "device vs devins". 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 #62,842 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.