Which to use
“dévier” and “diviser” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,248
- “dévier” frequency rank
- #8,985
- “diviser” frequency rank
- 31233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévier | diviser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se détourner ; être détourné de sa direction. | Séparer en parties ; morceler ; fractionner. |
Where the eye mixes dévier and diviser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dévier with diviser
A purely visual mix-up. dévier (\de.vje\) and diviser (\di.vi.ze\) 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 31233, 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\. diviser is at rank #8,985, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.vi.ze\.
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 31233, this pair ranks #305,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévier vs diviser
Shared letters: deirv. Private to "dévier": é. Private to "diviser": s.
"dévier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "diviser" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- diviser ← ddiviser · diivser · diviesr · diviserr · divisre · divisser · divsier · divviser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévier" and "diviser" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dévier" vs "diviser" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "diviser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,095 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévier" and "diviser" 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 #305,095 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.