Which to use
“devil” and “Deville” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,561
- “devil” frequency rank
- #27,766
- “Deville” frequency rank
- 58327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devil | Deville |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Le Diable, Satan. | Commune française, située dans le département des Ardennes. |
Letter map: devil vs Deville
Shared letters muted; letters that set devil and Deville apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on devil vs Deville
devil and Deville are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “devil” sits inside “Deville”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devil is recorded at frequency rank #30,561, classified as aname, pronounced \ˈdɛvəl\. Deville is at rank #27,766, tagged as aname.
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 58327, this pair ranks #109,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devil vs Deville
Shared letters: deilv. Private to "devil": -. Private to "Deville": -.
"devil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Deville" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devil" and "Deville" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "devil" vs "Deville" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "devil" vs "Deville" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "devil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Deville" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,728 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devil" and "Deville" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denim vs devil". 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 #109,728 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.