dévoiléesvsdévoluesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: dévoilées is a verb, dévolues is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dévoilées” is a verb and “dévolues” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#32,393
“dévoilées” frequency rank
#46,133
“dévolues” frequency rank
78526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dévoilées dévolues
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de dévoiler. Féminin pluriel de dévolu.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dévoilées and dévolues apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
dévoilées
8 ch
dévolues

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dévoilées is \de.vwa.le\ while dévolues 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 78526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dévoilées is recorded at frequency rank #32,393, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vwa.le\. dévolues is at rank #46,133, 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 78526, this pair ranks #25,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dévoilées vs dévolues

Shared letters: delosvé. Private to "dévoilées": i. Private to "dévolues": u.

"dévoilées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVVC  ·  "dévolues" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequency comparison

dévoilées#32,393
dévolues#46,133

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dévoilées" and "dévolues" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dévoilées" is a verb and "dévolues" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dévoilées" or "dévolues"?
"dévoilées" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,393 in our French list, against #46,133 for "dévolues". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dévoilées vs dévolues

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “dévoilées”; for an adjective, it's “dévolues”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dévoilées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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