Which to use
“dévolue” and “dévoué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,775
- “dévolue” frequency rank
- #17,942
- “dévoué” frequency rank
- 56717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévolue | dévoué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dévolu. | Qui est disposé à tout faire pour être utile ou agréable à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes dévolue and dévoué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dévolue runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against dévoué's 6 (CVCVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dévolue with dévoué
A purely visual mix-up. dévolue (\de.vɔ.ly\) and dévoué (\de.vwe\) 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 56717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévolue is recorded at frequency rank #38,775, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.vɔ.ly\. dévoué is at rank #17,942, 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 56717, this pair ranks #119,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévolue vs dévoué
Shared letters: douvé. Private to "dévolue": el. Private to "dévoué": -.
"dévolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dévoué" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dévolue" and "dévoué" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dévolue" vs "dévoué" - which ranks higher?
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 "dévolue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,369 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévolue" and "dévoué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévolue vs dévolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #119,369 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.