Which to use
“déviée” and “dévoile” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- #7,180
- “dévoile” frequency rank
- 52185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviée | dévoile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. |
Where the eye mixes déviée and dévoile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déviée runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against dévoile's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déviée vs dévoile
A purely visual mix-up. déviée (\de.vje\) and dévoile (\de.vwal\) 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 52185, 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\. dévoile is at rank #7,180, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vwal\.
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 52185, this pair ranks #149,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déviée vs dévoile
Shared letters: deivé. Private to "déviée": -. Private to "dévoile": lo.
"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "dévoile" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déviée" and "dévoile" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déviée" or "dévoile"?
Useful next steps
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 "dévoile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviée" and "dévoile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #149,504 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.