Which to use
“denier” is a noun and “déviée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,056
- “denier” frequency rank
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- 79061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denier | déviée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Monnaie romaine d’argent qui, jusqu’à l’an 536 de Rome, valait dix as et plus tard seize. | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes denier and déviée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between denier and déviée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: denier is \də.nje\ while déviée is \de.vje\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denier is recorded at frequency rank #34,056, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.nje\. 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 79061, this pair ranks #24,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of denier vs déviée
Shared letters: dei. Private to "denier": nr. Private to "déviée": vé.
"denier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- denier ← ddenier · deiner · deneir · denierr · denire · dennier · dneier · ednier
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "denier" for "déviée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "denier" or "déviée"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "denier" 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 #24,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denier" and "déviée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée 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 #24,148 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.