Which to use
“devez” and “dévie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,569
- “devez” frequency rank
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- 37577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devez | dévie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de devoir. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes devez and dévie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devez with dévie
A purely visual mix-up. devez (\də.ve\) and dévie (\de.vi\) 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 37577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devez is recorded at frequency rank #2,569, classified as averb, pronounced \də.ve\. dévie is at rank #35,008, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vi\.
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 37577, this pair ranks #261,520 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devez vs dévie
Shared letters: dev. Private to "devez": z. Private to "dévie": ié.
"devez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devez ← ddevez · deevz · devezz · devvez · devze · dveez · edvez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devez" and "dévie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "devez" vs "dévie" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #261,520 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devez" and "dévie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dévie". 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 #261,520 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.