Which to use
“dévolues” and “dévoué” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,133
- “dévolues” frequency rank
- #17,942
- “dévoué” frequency rank
- 64075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévolues | dévoué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de dévolu. | Qui est disposé à tout faire pour être utile ou agréable à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes dévolues and dévoué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dévolues runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) 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 dévolues with dévoué
A purely visual mix-up. dévolues (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévolues is recorded at frequency rank #46,133, 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 64075, this pair ranks #78,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévolues vs dévoué
Shared letters: douvé. Private to "dévolues": els. Private to "dévoué": -.
"dévolues" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "dévoué" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévolues" and "dévoué" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dévolues" vs "dévoué" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dévolues" and "dévoué" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévolues" 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 #78,804 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévolues" and "dévoué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévolues vs dévolus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #78,804 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.