Which to use
“déraille” is a verb and “Deville” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,782
- “déraille” frequency rank
- #27,766
- “Deville” frequency rank
- 65548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déraille | Deville |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dérailler. | Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes. |
Letter map: déraille vs Deville
Shared letters muted; letters that set déraille and Deville apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: déraille vs Deville
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: déraille is averb and Devilleaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déraille is recorded at frequency rank #37,782, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ʁaj\. Deville is at rank #27,766, tagged as aname.
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 65548, this pair ranks #71,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déraille vs Deville
Shared letters: deil. Private to "déraille": aré. Private to "Deville": v.
"déraille" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "Deville" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Deville ← ddeville · deivlle · devile · devilel · devlile · devville · dveille · edville
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déraille" and "Deville" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déraille" or "Deville" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "déraille" and "Deville".
- Full dictionary entry for "déraille" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Deville" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déraille" and "Deville" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déraille vs dérailler". 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 #71,833 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.