Which to use
“dévolue” and “dévouée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,775
- “dévolue” frequency rank
- #25,296
- “dévouée” frequency rank
- 64071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévolue | dévouée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de dévolu. | Féminin singulier de dévoué. |
Where the eye mixes dévolue and dévouée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dévolue (CVCVCVV) 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 dévolue with dévouée
A purely visual mix-up. dévolue (\de.vɔ.ly\) and dévouée (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64071, 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\. 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 64071, this pair ranks #78,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévolue vs dévouée
Shared letters: deouvé. Private to "dévolue": l. Private to "dévouée": -.
"dévolue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dévouée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévolue" and "dévouée" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dévolue" vs "dévouée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dévolue" and "dévouée" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévolue" 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 #78,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévolue" and "dévouée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévolue vs dévolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #78,828 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.