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.
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
- devinez ← ddevinez · deivnez · devienz · devinezz · devinnez · devinze · devniez · devvinez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déviée" and "devinez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déviée" or "devinez"?
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.