Which to use
“déviation” and “divination” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,732
- “déviation” frequency rank
- #33,214
- “divination” frequency rank
- 51946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviation | divination |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de dévier ou résultat de cette action. | Art de deviner, de prédire l’avenir. |
Where the eye mixes déviation and divination
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between déviation and divination
A purely visual mix-up. déviation (\de.vja.sjɔ̃\) and divination (\di.vi.na.sjɔ̃\) 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 51946, 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\. divination is at rank #33,214, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.vi.na.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 51946, this pair ranks #151,279 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déviation vs divination
Shared letters: adinotv. Private to "déviation": é. Private to "divination": -.
"déviation" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC · "divination" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divination ← ddivination · diivnation · diviantion · divinaiton · divinatino · divinationn · divinatoin · divinattion
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déviation" and "divination" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déviation" or "divination"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déviation" and "divination" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déviation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divination" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,279 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviation" and "divination" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviation vs déviations". 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 #151,279 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.