Which to use
“déviée” and “dévoilée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- #17,691
- “dévoilée” frequency rank
- 62696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviée | dévoilée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévoiler. |
Where the eye mixes déviée and dévoilée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déviée runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against dévoilée's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déviée vs dévoilée
A purely visual mix-up. déviée (\de.vje\) and dévoilée (\de.vwa.le\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62696, 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\. dévoilée is at rank #17,691, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vwa.le\.
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 62696, this pair ranks #85,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déviée vs dévoilée
Shared letters: deivé. Private to "déviée": -. Private to "dévoilée": lo.
"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "dévoilée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déviée" and "dévoilée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "déviée" or "dévoilée"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "déviée" and "dévoilée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déviée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviée" and "dévoilée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #85,802 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.