Which to use
“dévie” is a verb and “divisé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- #6,811
- “divisé” frequency rank
- 41819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévie | divisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. | Qui ne penche ni dans un sens ni dans un autre ; hésitant, indécis. |
Where the eye mixes dévie and divisé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dévie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against divisé's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dévie with divisé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dévie is \de.vi\ while divisé is \di.vi.ze\. 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 41819, 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\. divisé is at rank #6,811, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.vi.ze\.
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 41819, this pair ranks #230,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévie vs divisé
Shared letters: divé. Private to "dévie": e. Private to "divisé": s.
"dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "divisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévie" for "divisé" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dévie" or "divisé" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dévie" and "divisé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévie" and "divisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dévie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #230,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.