dédiéesvsdéviéeWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
dédiées
6 ch
déviée

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?
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, "dédiées" or "déviée"?
"dédiées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,346 in our French list, against #45,005 for "déviée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list