Which to use
“déviée” and “devrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- #11,386
- “devrez” frequency rank
- 56391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviée | devrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes déviée and devrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses déviée with devrez
A purely visual mix-up. déviée (\de.vje\) and devrez (\də.vʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56391, 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\. devrez is at rank #11,386, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁe\.
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 56391, this pair ranks #121,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déviée vs devrez
Shared letters: dev. Private to "déviée": ié. Private to "devrez": rz.
"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "devrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devrez ← ddevrez · dervez · deverz · devrezz · devrrez · devrze · devvrez · dverez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déviée" and "devrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déviée" or "devrez" 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 "devrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,365 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviée" and "devrez" 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 #121,365 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.