Which to use
“déviation” and “déviations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,732
- “déviation” frequency rank
- #42,848
- “déviations” frequency rank
- 61580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviation | déviations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de dévier ou résultat de cette action. | Pluriel de déviation. |
Same sound, different letters: déviation vs déviations
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - déviation / déviations
This is the hard kind. déviation and déviations are pronounced identically (\de.vja.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “déviation” sits inside “déviations”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déviation is recorded at frequency rank #18,732, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.vja.sjɔ̃\. déviations is at rank #42,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.vja.sjɔ̃\.
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 61580, this pair ranks #91,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déviation vs déviations
Shared letters: adinotvé. Private to "déviation": -. Private to "déviations": s.
"déviation" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "déviations" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déviation" for "déviations" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déviation" vs "déviations" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "déviation" / "déviations". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "déviation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déviations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviation" and "déviations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délation vs déviation". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #91,500 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.