Which to use
“deviens” and “dévier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,181
- “deviens” frequency rank
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- 28429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deviens | dévier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devenir. | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. |
Where the eye mixes deviens and dévier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deviens vs dévier
A purely visual mix-up. deviens (\də.vjɛ̃\) and dévier (\de.vje\) 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 28429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deviens is recorded at frequency rank #6,181, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vjɛ̃\. dévier is at rank #22,248, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vje\.
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 28429, this pair ranks #322,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deviens vs dévier
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "deviens": ns. Private to "dévier": ré.
"deviens" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deviens ← ddeviens · deivens · deveins · devienns · devienss · deviesn · devines · devviens
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deviens" for "dévier" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "deviens" or "dévier" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deviens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #322,881 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deviens" and "dévier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévier 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 #322,881 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.