Which to use
“deviez” and “devrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,966
- “deviez” frequency rank
- #11,386
- “devrez” frequency rank
- 37352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deviez | devrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de devoir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes deviez and devrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deviez and devrez
A purely visual mix-up. deviez (\də.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 differ by a single letter - i in “deviez” becomes r in “devrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37352, 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\. 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 37352, this pair ranks #263,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deviez vs devrez
Shared letters: devz. Private to "deviez": i. Private to "devrez": r.
"deviez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "devrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deviez" and "devrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deviez" or "devrez"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deviez" 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 #263,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deviez" and "devrez" 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 #263,078 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.