Which to use
“dédiées” and “déviée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,346
- “dédiées” frequency rank
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- 61351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dédiées | déviée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de dédier. | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes dédiées and déviée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dédiées runs 7 letters (CVCVVVC) against déviée's 6 (CVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dédiées vs déviée
A purely visual mix-up. dédiées (\de.dje\) and déviée (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61351, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dédiées is recorded at frequency rank #16,346, classified as averb, pronounced \de.dje\. déviée is at rank #45,005, 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 61351, this pair ranks #92,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dédiées vs déviée
Shared letters: deié. Private to "dédiées": s. Private to "déviée": v.
"dédiées" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dédiées" and "déviée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dédiées" or "déviée"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dédiées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déviée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dédiées" and "déviée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #92,733 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.