Which to use
“dévier” and “dévorer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- #17,692
- “dévorer” frequency rank
- 39940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévier | dévorer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. | Manger avec voracité et rapidité (le sujet désigne un animal carnassier). |
Where the eye mixes dévier and dévorer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dévier and dévorer
A purely visual mix-up. dévier (\de.vje\) and dévorer (\de.vɔ.ʁe\) 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 39940, 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\. dévorer is at rank #17,692, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vɔ.ʁe\.
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 39940, this pair ranks #244,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévier vs dévorer
Shared letters: dervé. Private to "dévier": i. Private to "dévorer": o.
"dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "dévorer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévier" for "dévorer" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dévier" or "dévorer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dévier" and "dévorer" 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 "dévorer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #244,223 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévier" and "dévorer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévier vs devins". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #244,223 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.