Which to use
“délier” and “dévie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,997
- “délier” frequency rank
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- 80005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délier | dévie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dégager de ce qui lie. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes délier and dévie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between délier and dévie
A purely visual mix-up. délier (\de.lje\) and dévie (\de.vi\) 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 80005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délier is recorded at frequency rank #44,997, classified as averb, pronounced \de.lje\. dévie is at rank #35,008, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vi\.
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 80005, this pair ranks #21,972 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délier vs dévie
Shared letters: deié. Private to "délier": lr. Private to "dévie": v.
"délier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délier" for "dévie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "délier" vs "dévie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "délier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,972 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délier" and "dévie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délier vs déviée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,972 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.