Which to use
“dévier” is a verb and “devine” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- #10,485
- “devine” frequency rank
- 32733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévier | devine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. | Variante de devineresse. |
Where the eye mixes dévier and devine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dévier vs devine
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dévier is \de.vje\ while devine is \də.vin\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32733, 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\. devine is at rank #10,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vin\.
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 32733, this pair ranks #295,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévier vs devine
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "dévier": ré. Private to "devine": n.
"dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devine ← ddevine · deivne · devien · devinne · devnie · devvine · dveine · edvine
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévier" for "devine" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dévier" or "devine" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dévier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,307 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévier" and "devine" 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 #295,307 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.