Which to use
“dévie” is a verb and “Deville” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- #27,766
- “Deville” frequency rank
- 62774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévie | Deville |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. | Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes. |
Letter map: dévie vs Deville
Shared letters muted; letters that set dévie and Deville apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - dévie and Deville
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dévie is averb and Devilleaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62774, 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\. Deville is at rank #27,766, tagged as aname.
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 62774, this pair ranks #85,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévie vs Deville
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "dévie": é. Private to "Deville": l.
"dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Deville" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Deville ← ddeville · deivlle · devile · devilel · devlile · devville · dveille · edville
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévie" and "Deville" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dévie" or "Deville"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "dévie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Deville" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévie" and "Deville" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dévie". 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 #85,371 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.