Which to use
“dévie” and “dévoile” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- #7,180
- “dévoile” frequency rank
- 42188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévie | dévoile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. |
Where the eye mixes dévie and dévoile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dévie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against dévoile's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dévie and dévoile
A purely visual mix-up. dévie (\de.vi\) and dévoile (\de.vwal\) 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 42188, 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\. dévoile is at rank #7,180, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vwal\.
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 42188, this pair ranks #227,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévie vs dévoile
Shared letters: deivé. Private to "dévie": -. Private to "dévoile": lo.
"dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "dévoile" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévie" for "dévoile" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dévie" vs "dévoile" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "dévoile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévie" and "dévoile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dévie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #227,536 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.