Which to use
“déjouer” is a verb and “dévouée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,548
- “déjouer” frequency rank
- #25,296
- “dévouée” frequency rank
- 47844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déjouer | dévouée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire échouer le jeu de quelqu’un. | Féminin singulier de dévoué. |
Where the eye mixes déjouer and dévouée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déjouer (CVCVVVC) and dévouée (CVCVVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between déjouer and dévouée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déjouer is \de.ʒwe\ while dévouée is \de.vwe\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déjouer is recorded at frequency rank #22,548, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʒwe\. dévouée is at rank #25,296, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vwe\.
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 47844, this pair ranks #183,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déjouer vs dévouée
Shared letters: deoué. Private to "déjouer": jr. Private to "dévouée": v.
"déjouer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "dévouée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déjouer" and "dévouée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déjouer" or "dévouée" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déjouer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévouée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,698 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déjouer" and "dévouée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévolues vs dévouée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #183,698 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.