Which to use
“dépollution” and “dévolution” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,251
- “dépollution” frequency rank
- #47,311
- “dévolution” frequency rank
- 88562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépollution | dévolution |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de dépolluer. | Transfert, transmission d’un bien, d’une succession, d’un avantage, etc., qui se fait d’une personne à une autre en vertu d’un droit dévolu. |
Where the eye mixes dépollution and dévolution
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. dépollution runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVCVVC) against dévolution's 10 (CVCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dépollution and dévolution
A purely visual mix-up. dépollution (\de.pɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\) and dévolution (\de.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88562, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépollution is recorded at frequency rank #41,251, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.pɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\. dévolution is at rank #47,311, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.vɔ.ly.sjɔ̃\.
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 88562, this pair ranks #6,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dépollution vs dévolution
Shared letters: dilnotué. Private to "dépollution": p. Private to "dévolution": v.
"dépollution" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVC · "dévolution" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dépollution" and "dévolution" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dépollution" vs "dévolution" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dépollution" and "dévolution" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépollution" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévolution" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépollution" and "dévolution" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "désolation vs dévolution". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,836 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.