Which to use
“défilé” and “devine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,498
- “défilé” frequency rank
- #10,485
- “devine” frequency rank
- 16983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | défilé | devine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Passage étroit où il ne peut passer que peu de personnes de front. | Variante de devineresse. |
Where the eye mixes défilé and devine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between défilé and devine
A purely visual mix-up. défilé (\de.fi.le\) and devine (\də.vin\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16983, 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\. devine is at rank #10,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vin\.
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 16983, this pair ranks #385,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of défilé vs devine
Shared letters: di. Private to "défilé": flé. Private to "devine": env.
"défilé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devine ← ddevine · deivne · devien · devinne · devnie · devvine · dveine · edvine
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "défilé" for "devine" ever safe?
Frequency check: "défilé" vs "devine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "défilé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "défilé" and "devine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devine vs devins". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #385,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.