Which to use
“dévoilée” is a verb and “dévolue” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,691
- “dévoilée” frequency rank
- #38,775
- “dévolue” frequency rank
- 56466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévoilée | dévolue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de dévoiler. | Féminin singulier de dévolu. |
Where the eye mixes dévoilée and dévolue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dévoilée runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVV) against dévolue's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dévoilée and dévolue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dévoilée is \de.vwa.le\ while dévolue is \de.vɔ.ly\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévoilée is recorded at frequency rank #17,691, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vwa.le\. dévolue is at rank #38,775, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vɔ.ly\.
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 56466, this pair ranks #120,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévoilée vs dévolue
Shared letters: delové. Private to "dévoilée": i. Private to "dévolue": u.
"dévoilée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVV · "dévolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévoilée" and "dévolue" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dévoilée" or "dévolue"?
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 "dévoilée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévolue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévoilée" and "dévolue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévolue vs dévolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #120,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.