Which to use
“deviez” and “devriez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,966
- “deviez” frequency rank
- #7,552
- “devriez” frequency rank
- 33518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deviez | devriez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de devoir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du conditionnel de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes deviez and devriez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deviez vs devriez
A purely visual mix-up. deviez (\də.vje\) and devriez (\də.vʁi.je\) 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 33518, 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\. devriez is at rank #7,552, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁi.je\.
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 33518, this pair ranks #290,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deviez vs devriez
Shared letters: deivz. Private to "deviez": -. Private to "devriez": r.
"deviez" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "devriez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deviez" for "devriez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deviez" vs "devriez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deviez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devriez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deviez" and "devriez" 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 #290,106 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.