Which to use
“deviez” and “devinez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,966
- “deviez” frequency rank
- #13,567
- “devinez” frequency rank
- 39533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deviez | devinez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de devoir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de deviner. |
Where the eye mixes deviez and devinez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses deviez with devinez
A purely visual mix-up. deviez (\də.vje\) and devinez (\də.vi.ne\) 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 39533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deviez is recorded at frequency rank #25,966, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vje\. devinez is at rank #13,567, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vi.ne\.
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 39533, this pair ranks #247,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deviez vs devinez
Shared letters: deivz. Private to "deviez": -. Private to "devinez": n.
"deviez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "devinez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deviez" and "devinez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "deviez" or "devinez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "deviez" and "devinez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deviez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devinez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deviez" and "devinez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deviez vs diez". 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 #247,250 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.