Which to use
“devient” and “dévier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #683
- “devient” frequency rank
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- 22931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devient | dévier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devenir. | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. |
Where the eye mixes devient and dévier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devient with dévier
A purely visual mix-up. devient (\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 22931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devient is recorded at frequency rank #683, 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 22931, this pair ranks #355,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devient vs dévier
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "devient": nt. Private to "dévier": ré.
"devient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devient ← ddevient · deivent · deveint · deviennt · devientt · devietn · devinet · devvient
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devient" and "dévier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devient" vs "dévier" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "devient" and "dévier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devient" 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 #355,294 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devient" 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 #355,294 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.