Which to use
“déviée” and “devient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- #683
- “devient” frequency rank
- 45688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviée | devient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes déviée and devient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses déviée with devient
A purely visual mix-up. déviée (\de.vje\) and devient (\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 45688, 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\. devient is at rank #683, 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 45688, this pair ranks #200,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déviée vs devient
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "déviée": é. Private to "devient": nt.
"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "devient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devient ← ddevient · deivent · deveint · deviennt · devientt · devietn · devinet · devvient
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déviée" and "devient" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déviée" or "devient" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déviée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,811 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviée" and "devient" 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 #200,811 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.