Which to use
“dévoile” and “dévoilée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,180
- “dévoile” frequency rank
- #17,691
- “dévoilée” frequency rank
- 24871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévoile | dévoilée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévoiler. |
Where the eye mixes dévoile and dévoilée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dévoile runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against dévoilée's 8 (CVCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dévoile with dévoilée
A purely visual mix-up. dévoile (\de.vwal\) and dévoilée (\de.vwa.le\) 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 24871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévoile is recorded at frequency rank #7,180, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vwal\. dévoilée is at rank #17,691, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vwa.le\.
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 24871, this pair ranks #344,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dévoile vs dévoilée
Shared letters: deilové. Private to "dévoile": -. Private to "dévoilée": -.
"dévoile" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dévoilée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévoile" and "dévoilée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dévoile" or "dévoilée"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dévoile" and "dévoilée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #344,086 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévoile" and "dévoilée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs dévoilée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #344,086 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.