Which to use
“déviée” and “deviez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- #25,966
- “deviez” frequency rank
- 70971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviée | deviez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes déviée and deviez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déviée (CVCVVV) and deviez (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: déviée vs deviez
A purely visual mix-up. déviée (\de.vje\) and deviez (\də.vje\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70971, 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\. deviez is at rank #25,966, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.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 70971, this pair ranks #49,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déviée vs deviez
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "déviée": é. Private to "deviez": z.
"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "deviez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deviez ← ddeviez · deivez · deveiz · deviezz · devize · devviez · dveiez · edviez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déviée" for "deviez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "déviée" or "deviez"?
What to do next
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 "deviez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviée" and "deviez" 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 #49,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.