Which to use
“device” is a noun and “dévoué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,381
- “device” frequency rank
- #17,942
- “dévoué” frequency rank
- 61323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | device | dévoué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispositif, appareil. | Qui est disposé à tout faire pour être utile ou agréable à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes device and dévoué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between device and dévoué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: device is \dɪˈvaɪs\ while dévoué is \de.vwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
device is recorded at frequency rank #43,381, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɪˈvaɪs\. dévoué is at rank #17,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vwe\.
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 61323, this pair ranks #92,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of device vs dévoué
Shared letters: dv. Private to "device": cei. Private to "dévoué": oué.
"device" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dévoué" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- device ← ddevice · deivce · devcie · devicce · deviec · devvice · dveice · edvice
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "device" for "dévoué" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "device" or "dévoué" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "device" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "device" and "dévoué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "device 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 #92,873 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.