Which to use
“délier” and “déviée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,997
- “délier” frequency rank
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- 90002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délier | déviée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dégager de ce qui lie. | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes délier and déviée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: délier vs déviée
A purely visual mix-up. délier (\de.lje\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90002, 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\. 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 90002, this pair ranks #5,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délier vs déviée
Shared letters: deié. Private to "délier": lr. Private to "déviée": v.
"délier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "délier" for "déviée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "délier" or "déviée" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "délier" 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 #5,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délier" and "déviée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #5,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.