Which to use
“dépité” is an adjective and “device” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,482
- “dépité” frequency rank
- #43,381
- “device” frequency rank
- 78863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépité | device |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui éprouve du dépit. | Dispositif, appareil. |
Where the eye mixes dépité and device
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dépité with device
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dépité is \de.pi.te\ while device is \dɪˈvaɪs\. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépité is recorded at frequency rank #35,482, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.pi.te\. device is at rank #43,381, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɪˈvaɪs\.
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 78863, this pair ranks #24,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dépité vs device
Shared letters: di. Private to "dépité": pté. Private to "device": cev.
"dépité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "device" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- device ← ddevice · deivce · devcie · devicce · deviec · devvice · dveice · edvice
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dépité" and "device" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dépité" or "device"?
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 "dépité" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "device" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépité" and "device" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "device 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 #24,691 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.