Which to use
“dévoile” and “dévoilées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,180
- “dévoile” frequency rank
- #32,393
- “dévoilées” frequency rank
- 39573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévoile | dévoilées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de dévoiler. |
Where the eye mixes dévoile and dévoilées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dévoile runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against dévoilées's 9 (CVCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dévoile with dévoilées
A purely visual mix-up. dévoile (\de.vwal\) and dévoilées (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39573, 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\. dévoilées is at rank #32,393, 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 39573, this pair ranks #246,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévoile vs dévoilées
Shared letters: deilové. Private to "dévoile": -. Private to "dévoilées": s.
"dévoile" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dévoilées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévoile" and "dévoilées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dévoile" or "dévoilées"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévoile" and "dévoilées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévoilées vs dévolues". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #246,966 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.