Which to use
“désolé” and “dévoué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,390
- “désolé” frequency rank
- #17,942
- “dévoué” frequency rank
- 19332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | désolé | dévoué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Désert ; ravagé ; triste. | Qui est disposé à tout faire pour être utile ou agréable à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes désolé and dévoué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: désolé vs dévoué
A purely visual mix-up. désolé (\de.zɔ.le\) and dévoué (\de.vwe\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
désolé is recorded at frequency rank #1,390, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.zɔ.le\. dévoué is at rank #17,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vwe\.
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 19332, this pair ranks #373,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of désolé vs dévoué
Shared letters: doé. Private to "désolé": ls. Private to "dévoué": uv.
"désolé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dévoué" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "désolé" and "dévoué" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "désolé" vs "dévoué" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "désolé" and "dévoué" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "désolé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "désolé" and "dévoué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Devaux vs dévoué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #373,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.