Which to use
“dévie” is a verb and “dove” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,008
- “dévie” frequency rank
- #35,471
- “dove” frequency rank
- 70479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévie | dove |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévier. | Douve. |
Letter map: dévie vs dove
Shared letters muted; letters that set dévie and dove apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dévie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against dove's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: dévie vs dove
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dévie is averb and doveanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70479, 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\. dove is at rank #35,471, tagged as anoun.
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 70479, this pair ranks #51,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévie vs dove
Shared letters: dev. Private to "dévie": ié. Private to "dove": o.
"dévie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "dove" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dove ← ddove · doev · dovve · dvoe · odve
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévie" for "dove" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dévie" or "dove"?
After this comparison
Pair "dévie" vs "dove" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dove" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévie" and "dove" 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 #51,184 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.