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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.

6 ch
dédiée
6 ch
dévier

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

Is swapping "dédiée" for "dévier" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\de.dje\ versus \de.vje\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dédiée" or "dévier"?
"dédiée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,189 in our French list, against #22,248 for "dévier". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list