Which to use
“devez” and “direz” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,569
- “devez” frequency rank
- #13,768
- “direz” frequency rank
- 16337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devez | direz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de devoir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de dire. |
Where the eye mixes devez and direz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devez vs direz
A purely visual mix-up. devez (\də.ve\) and direz (\di.ʁe\) 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 16337, 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\. direz is at rank #13,768, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.ʁe\.
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 16337, this pair ranks #388,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devez vs direz
Shared letters: dez. Private to "devez": v. Private to "direz": ir.
"devez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "direz" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devez" and "direz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "devez" or "direz" show up more?
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 "direz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,287 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devez" and "direz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs direz". 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 #388,287 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.