Which to use
“dévie” is a verb and “devis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- #13,353
- “devis” frequency rank
- 48361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévie | devis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. | Menus propos, entretien familier. |
Where the eye mixes dévie and devis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dévie (CVCVV) and devis (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses dévie with devis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dévie is \de.vi\ while devis is \də.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48361, 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\. devis is at rank #13,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vi\.
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 48361, this pair ranks #179,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévie vs devis
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "dévie": é. Private to "devis": s.
"dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "devis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devis ← ddevis · deivs · deviss · devsi · devvis · dveis · edvis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévie" and "devis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dévie" or "devis" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "devis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévie" and "devis" 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 #179,527 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.