Which to use
“défilé” is a noun and “déviée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,498
- “défilé” frequency rank
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- 51503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | défilé | déviée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Passage étroit où il ne peut passer que peu de personnes de front. | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes défilé and déviée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: défilé vs déviée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: défilé is \de.fi.le\ while déviée is \de.vje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
défilé is recorded at frequency rank #6,498, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.fi.le\. 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 51503, this pair ranks #154,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of défilé vs déviée
Shared letters: dié. Private to "défilé": fl. Private to "déviée": ev.
"défilé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "défilé" and "déviée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "défilé" 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 "défilé" 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 #154,519 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "défilé" and "déviée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #154,519 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.