Which to use
“dédiée” and “dévie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,189
- “dédiée” frequency rank
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- 41197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dédiée | dévie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dédier. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes dédiée and dévie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dédiée vs dévie
A purely visual mix-up. dédiée (\de.dje\) and dévie (\de.vi\) 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 41197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dédiée is recorded at frequency rank #6,189, classified as averb, pronounced \de.dje\. dévie is at rank #35,008, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vi\.
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 41197, this pair ranks #234,892 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dédiée vs dévie
Shared letters: deié. Private to "dédiée": -. Private to "dévie": v.
"dédiée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dédiée" and "dévie" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dédiée" or "dévie"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "dédiée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,892 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dédiée" and "dévie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dévie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #234,892 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.