Which to use
“déviée” is a verb and “dévouée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- #25,296
- “dévouée” frequency rank
- 70301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviée | dévouée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. | Féminin singulier de dévoué. |
Where the eye mixes déviée and dévouée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déviée runs 6 letters (CVCVVV) against dévouée's 7 (CVCVVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déviée vs dévouée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déviée is \de.vje\ while dévouée is \de.vwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70301, 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\. dévouée is at rank #25,296, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vwe\.
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 70301, this pair ranks #51,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déviée vs dévouée
Shared letters: devé. Private to "déviée": i. Private to "dévouée": ou.
"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "dévouée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déviée" and "dévouée" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déviée" or "dévouée" show up more?
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 "dévouée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviée" and "dévouée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.