Which to use
“délier” and “deviez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,997
- “délier” frequency rank
- #25,966
- “deviez” frequency rank
- 70963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délier | deviez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dégager de ce qui lie. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes délier and deviez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between délier and deviez
A purely visual mix-up. délier (\de.lje\) and deviez (\də.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 70963, 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\. deviez is at rank #25,966, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.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 70963, this pair ranks #49,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of délier vs deviez
Shared letters: dei. Private to "délier": lré. Private to "deviez": vz.
"délier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "deviez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deviez ← ddeviez · deivez · deveiz · deviezz · devize · devviez · dveiez · edviez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délier" and "deviez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "délier" or "deviez"?
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 "deviez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délier" and "deviez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délier vs déviée". 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 #49,327 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.