Which to use
“déviée” is a verb and “devil” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- #30,561
- “devil” frequency rank
- 75566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviée | devil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. | Le Diable, Satan. |
Where the eye mixes déviée and devil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. déviée runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against devil's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déviée with devil
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déviée is \de.vje\ while devil is \ˈdɛvəl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75566, 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\. devil is at rank #30,561, tagged as aname, pronounced \ˈdɛvəl\.
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 75566, this pair ranks #33,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déviée vs devil
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "déviée": é. Private to "devil": l.
"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "devil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devil ← ddevil · deivl · devill · devli · devvil · dveil · edvil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déviée" and "devil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déviée" vs "devil" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déviée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,688 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviée" and "devil" 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 #33,688 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.