Which to use
“déviée” and “dévier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- 67253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviée | dévier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. |
Same sound, different letters: déviée vs dévier
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. déviée (CVCVVV) and dévier (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - déviée and dévier
This is the hard kind. déviée and dévier are pronounced identically (\de.vje\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67253, 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\. dévier is at rank #22,248, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vje\.
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 67253, this pair ranks #64,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déviée vs dévier
Shared letters: deivé. Private to "déviée": -. Private to "dévier": r.
"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "déviée" and "dévier" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "déviée" or "dévier" show up more?
What to do next
"déviée" and "dévier" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "déviée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,220 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviée" and "dévier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,220 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.