Which to use
“dévier” and “deviez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- #25,966
- “deviez” frequency rank
- 48214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévier | deviez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes dévier and deviez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dévier and deviez
A purely visual mix-up. dévier (\de.vje\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévier is recorded at frequency rank #22,248, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vje\. 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 48214, this pair ranks #180,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévier vs deviez
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "dévier": ré. Private to "deviez": z.
"dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "deviez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deviez ← ddeviez · deivez · deveiz · deviezz · devize · devviez · dveiez · edviez
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dévier" and "deviez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dévier" or "deviez" 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 "dévier" 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 #180,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévier" 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 #180,721 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.