Which to use
“dévie” and “dévier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- 57256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévie | dévier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. |
Where the eye mixes dévie and dévier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dévie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against dévier's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dévie with dévier
A purely visual mix-up. dévie (\de.vi\) and dévier (\de.vje\) 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 extra letter(s) - “dévie” sits inside “dévier”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévie is recorded at frequency rank #35,008, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vi\. dévier is at rank #22,248, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vje\.
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 57256, this pair ranks #116,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévie vs dévier
Shared letters: deivé. Private to "dévie": -. Private to "dévier": r.
"dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dévie" and "dévier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dévie" or "dévier" 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 "dévie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,130 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévie" and "dévier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dévie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #116,130 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.