Which to use
“désirez” and “devinez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,397
- “désirez” frequency rank
- #13,567
- “devinez” frequency rank
- 24964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | désirez | devinez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de désirer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de deviner. |
Where the eye mixes désirez and devinez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. désirez and devinez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between désirez and devinez
A purely visual mix-up. désirez (\de.zi.ʁe\) and devinez (\də.vi.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
désirez is recorded at frequency rank #11,397, classified as averb, pronounced \de.zi.ʁe\. devinez is at rank #13,567, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vi.ne\.
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 24964, this pair ranks #343,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of désirez vs devinez
Shared letters: deiz. Private to "désirez": rsé. Private to "devinez": nv.
"désirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devinez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devinez ← ddevinez · deivnez · devienz · devinezz · devinnez · devinze · devniez · devvinez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "désirez" and "devinez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "désirez" vs "devinez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "désirez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devinez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,549 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "désirez" and "devinez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devinez 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 #343,549 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.