dédiésvsdéviéeConfusable pair

Which to use

“dédiés” and “déviée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,144
“dédiés” frequency rank
#45,005
“déviée” frequency rank
57149
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dédiés déviée
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de dédier. Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier.

Where the eye mixes dédiés and déviée

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dédiés (CVCVVC) and déviée (CVCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
dédiés
6 ch
déviée

Look-alike desk: dédiés vs déviée

A purely visual mix-up. dédiés (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dédiés is recorded at frequency rank #12,144, 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 57149, this pair ranks #116,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dédiés vs déviée

Shared letters: dié. Private to "dédiés": s. Private to "déviée": ev.

"dédiés" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dédiés" and "déviée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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, "dédiés" or "déviée"?
"dédiés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,144 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dédiés" 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 #116,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dédiés" and "déviée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #116,748 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