Which to use
“deviens” and “deviez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,181
- “deviens” frequency rank
- #25,966
- “deviez” frequency rank
- 32147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deviens | deviez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devenir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes deviens and deviez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deviens vs deviez
A purely visual mix-up. deviens (\də.vjɛ̃\) and deviez (\də.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 32147, 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\. deviez is at rank #25,966, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.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 32147, this pair ranks #299,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deviens vs deviez
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "deviens": ns. Private to "deviez": z.
"deviens" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "deviez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deviens" and "deviez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deviens" or "deviez"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deviens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deviez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,204 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deviens" and "deviez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deviez vs diez". 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 #299,204 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.