Which to use
“dévier” and “devrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- #11,386
- “devrez” frequency rank
- 33634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévier | devrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes dévier and devrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dévier with devrez
A purely visual mix-up. dévier (\de.vje\) and devrez (\də.vʁe\) 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 33634, 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\. devrez is at rank #11,386, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁe\.
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 33634, this pair ranks #289,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévier vs devrez
Shared letters: derv. Private to "dévier": ié. Private to "devrez": z.
"dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "devrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devrez ← ddevrez · dervez · deverz · devrezz · devrrez · devrze · devvrez · dverez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévier" for "devrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dévier" vs "devrez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,317 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévier" and "devrez" 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 #289,317 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.