Which to use
“déviée” and “deviens” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- #6,181
- “deviens” frequency rank
- 51186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviée | deviens |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes déviée and deviens
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déviée runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against deviens's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déviée and deviens
A purely visual mix-up. déviée (\de.vje\) and deviens (\də.vjɛ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déviée is recorded at frequency rank #45,005, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vje\. deviens is at rank #6,181, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vjɛ̃\.
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 51186, this pair ranks #156,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déviée vs deviens
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "déviée": é. Private to "deviens": ns.
"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "deviens" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deviens ← ddeviens · deivens · deveins · devienns · devienss · deviesn · devines · devviens
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déviée" and "deviens" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déviée" or "deviens"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "déviée" and "deviens" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déviée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deviens" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,924 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviée" and "deviens" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". 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 #156,924 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.