Which to use
“dépité” is an adjective and “dévie” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,482
- “dépité” frequency rank
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- 70490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépité | dévie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui éprouve du dépit. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes dépité and dévie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dépité vs dévie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dépité is \de.pi.te\ while dévie is \de.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70490, 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\. 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 70490, this pair ranks #51,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dépité vs dévie
Shared letters: dié. Private to "dépité": pt. Private to "dévie": ev.
"dépité" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dépité" and "dévie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dépité" or "dévie"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépité" 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 #51,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépité" and "dévie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dévie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.