Which to use
“déviée” is a verb and “divisé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,005
- “déviée” frequency rank
- #6,811
- “divisé” frequency rank
- 51816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déviée | divisé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévier. | Qui ne penche ni dans un sens ni dans un autre ; hésitant, indécis. |
Where the eye mixes déviée and divisé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. déviée (CVCVVV) and divisé (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between déviée and divisé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: déviée is \de.vje\ while divisé is \di.vi.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51816, 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\. divisé is at rank #6,811, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.vi.ze\.
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 51816, this pair ranks #152,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déviée vs divisé
Shared letters: divé. Private to "déviée": e. Private to "divisé": s.
"déviée" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV · "divisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déviée" for "divisé" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déviée" or "divisé" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "déviée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,237 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déviée" and "divisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #152,237 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.