Which to use
“dévoile” is a verb and “dévouée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,180
- “dévoile” frequency rank
- #25,296
- “dévouée” frequency rank
- 32476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévoile | dévouée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. | Féminin singulier de dévoué. |
Where the eye mixes dévoile and dévouée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dévoile (CVCVVCV) and dévouée (CVCVVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses dévoile with dévouée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dévoile is \de.vwal\ while dévouée is \de.vwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32476, 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\. dévouée is at rank #25,296, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vwe\.
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 32476, this pair ranks #297,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévoile vs dévouée
Shared letters: deové. Private to "dévoile": il. Private to "dévouée": u.
"dévoile" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dévouée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévoile" for "dévouée" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "dévoile" or "dévouée" show up more?
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 "dévoile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévouée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévoile" and "dévouée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévolues vs dévouée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #297,019 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.