Which to use
“dévie” is a verb and “divine” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- #6,286
- “divine” frequency rank
- 41294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévie | divine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. | Féminin singulier de divin. |
Where the eye mixes dévie and divine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dévie vs divine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dévie is \de.vi\ while divine is \di.vin\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41294, 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\. divine is at rank #6,286, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.vin\.
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 41294, this pair ranks #234,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévie vs divine
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "dévie": é. Private to "divine": n.
"dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "divine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divine ← ddivine · diivne · divien · divinne · divnie · divvine · dviine · idvine
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dévie" and "divine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dévie" or "divine"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dévie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,173 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévie" and "divine" 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 #234,173 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.