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“dédiée” and “dévier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,189
- “dédiée” frequency rank
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- 28437
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dédiée | dévier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dédier. | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. |
Where the eye mixes dédiée and dévier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dédiée vs dévier
A purely visual mix-up. dédiée (\de.dje\) and dévier (\de.vje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28437, 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\. dévier is at rank #22,248, 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 28437, this pair ranks #322,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dédiée vs dévier
Shared letters: deié. Private to "dédiée": -. Private to "dévier": rv.
"dédiée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dédiée" and "dévier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dédiée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dédiée" and "dévier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévier vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #322,827 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.