Which to use
“devez” and “déviée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,569
- “devez” frequency rank
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- 47574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devez | déviée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de devoir. | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. |
Where the eye mixes devez and déviée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devez and déviée
A purely visual mix-up. devez (\də.ve\) and déviée (\de.vje\) 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 47574, 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\. déviée is at rank #45,005, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vje\.
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 47574, this pair ranks #185,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devez vs déviée
Shared letters: dev. Private to "devez": z. Private to "déviée": ié.
"devez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devez ← ddevez · deevz · devezz · devvez · devze · dveez · edvez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devez" and "déviée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "devez" or "déviée" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "devez" and "déviée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déviée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devez" and "déviée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée 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 #185,881 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.