Which to use
“déroulement” and “dévouement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,683
- “déroulement” frequency rank
- #14,463
- “dévouement” frequency rank
- 22146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déroulement | dévouement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de dérouler. | Fait de s’investir pleinement dans une action, souvent au profit des autres. |
Where the eye mixes déroulement and dévouement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between déroulement and dévouement
A purely visual mix-up. déroulement (\de.ʁul.mɑ̃\) and dévouement (\de.vu.mɑ̃\) 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 22146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déroulement is recorded at frequency rank #7,683, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʁul.mɑ̃\. dévouement is at rank #14,463, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.vu.mɑ̃\.
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 22146, this pair ranks #359,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of déroulement vs dévouement
Shared letters: demnotué. Private to "déroulement": lr. Private to "dévouement": v.
"déroulement" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC · "dévouement" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déroulement" for "dévouement" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déroulement" or "dévouement" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "déroulement" and "dévouement" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déroulement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévouement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déroulement" and "dévouement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dénuement vs dévouement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #359,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.