Which to use
“déviée” is a verb and “Deville” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- #27,766
- “Deville” frequency rank
- 72771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviée | Deville |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. | Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes. |
Letter map: déviée vs Deville
Shared letters muted; letters that set déviée and Deville apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: déviée vs Deville
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: déviée is averb and Devilleaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72771, 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\. Deville is at rank #27,766, tagged as aname.
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 72771, this pair ranks #42,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déviée vs Deville
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "déviée": é. Private to "Deville": l.
"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "Deville" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Deville ← ddeville · deivlle · devile · devilel · devlile · devville · dveille · edville
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déviée" and "Deville" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déviée" vs "Deville" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "déviée" vs "Deville" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "déviée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Deville" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviée" and "Deville" 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 #42,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.