Which to use
“dévier” and “devint” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- #5,122
- “devint” frequency rank
- 27370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévier | devint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes dévier and devint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dévier and devint
A purely visual mix-up. dévier (\de.vje\) and devint (\də.vɛ̃\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27370, 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\. devint is at rank #5,122, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vɛ̃\.
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 27370, this pair ranks #329,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévier vs devint
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "dévier": ré. Private to "devint": nt.
"dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "devint" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devint ← ddevint · deivnt · devinnt · devintt · devitn · devnit · devvint · dveint
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dévier" and "devint" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dévier" or "devint" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dévier" and "devint" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #329,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévier" and "devint" 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 #329,399 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.