Which to use
“déviance” is a noun and “devienne” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,404
- “déviance” frequency rank
- #6,493
- “devienne” frequency rank
- 49897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviance | devienne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transgression des normes sociales en vigueur. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes déviance and devienne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between déviance and devienne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déviance is \de.vjɑ̃s\ while devienne is \də.vjɛn\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déviance is recorded at frequency rank #43,404, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.vjɑ̃s\. devienne is at rank #6,493, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vjɛn\.
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 49897, this pair ranks #167,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déviance vs devienne
Shared letters: deinv. Private to "déviance": acé. Private to "devienne": -.
"déviance" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "devienne" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devienne ← ddevienne · deivenne · deveinne · deviene · devienen · devinene · devvienne · dveienne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déviance" for "devienne" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déviance" or "devienne" 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 "déviance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devienne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviance" and "devienne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviance vs déviants". 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 #167,013 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.