déviéevsdevinezWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“déviée” and “devinez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,005
“déviée” frequency rank
#13,567
“devinez” frequency rank
58572
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature déviée devinez
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de deviner.

Where the eye mixes déviée and devinez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
déviée
7 ch
devinez

Why the eye confuses déviée with devinez

A purely visual mix-up. déviée (\de.vje\) and devinez (\də.vi.ne\) 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 58572, 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\. devinez is at rank #13,567, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vi.ne\.

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 58572, this pair ranks #108,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of déviée vs devinez

Shared letters: deiv. Private to "déviée": é. Private to "devinez": nz.

"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV  ·  "devinez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • devinezddevinez · deivnez · devienz · devinezz · devinnez · devinze · devniez · devvinez

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "déviée" and "devinez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\de.vje\ versus \də.vi.ne\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "déviée" or "devinez"?
"devinez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,567 in our French list, against #45,005 for "déviée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "devinez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #108,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "déviée" and "devinez" 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 #108,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list