Which to use
“dévie” and “devos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- #40,210
- “devos” frequency rank
- 75218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévie | devos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. | Futur de devi. |
Where the eye mixes dévie and devos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dévie (CVCVV) and devos (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between dévie and devos
A purely visual mix-up. dévie (\de.vi\) and devos (\ˈde.vos\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75218, 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\. devos is at rank #40,210, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈde.vos\.
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 75218, this pair ranks #34,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévie vs devos
Shared letters: dev. Private to "dévie": ié. Private to "devos": os.
"dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devos ← ddevos · deovs · devoss · devso · devvos · dveos · edvos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévie" for "devos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dévie" vs "devos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "devos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévie" and "devos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devins vs devos". 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 #34,740 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.