Which to use
“dévie” and “devinez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- #13,567
- “devinez” frequency rank
- 48575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévie | devinez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de deviner. |
Where the eye mixes dévie and devinez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dévie with devinez
A purely visual mix-up. dévie (\de.vi\) and devinez (\də.vi.ne\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48575, 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\. devinez is at rank #13,567, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vi.ne\.
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 48575, this pair ranks #177,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévie vs devinez
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "dévie": é. Private to "devinez": nz.
"dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "devinez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devinez ← ddevinez · deivnez · devienz · devinezz · devinnez · devinze · devniez · devvinez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévie" and "devinez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dévie" or "devinez"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devinez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévie" and "devinez" 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 #177,811 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.