devancer

\də.vɑ̃.se\

/\də.vɑ̃.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“devancer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #29,310. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,310
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Précéder quelqu’un en gagnant le devant, arriver avant lui.

Corpus desk

Index FR-devancer · devancer · French

devancer · rank #29,310 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,310
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH desseins

Nearest frequency peer: desseins (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « devancer »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « devancer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

devancer vs deviner
75% similar
devancer vs déviance
63% similar
devancer vs dancer
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for devancer
PropertyValue
Headworddevancer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\də.vɑ̃.se\
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,310
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « devancer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.devancerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « desseins » (#29,309), « dif » (#29,311), « cérébraux » (#29,308). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « devancer » est au #29,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around devancer (IPA \də.vɑ̃.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,310 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for devancer, with forms such as "ddevancer", "deavncer", and "devacner". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "deviner", "déviance", "dancer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is devancer, spelled D-E-V-A-N-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Précéder quelqu’un en gagnant le devant, arriver avant lui.
  2. 2
    Précéder dans l’ordre des temps.
  3. 3
    Précéder quelqu’un dans l’accomplissement d’une chose en y apportant plus de diligence.
  4. 4
    Surpasser, avoir l’avantage.
  5. 5
    Anticiper une action et agir avant qu’elle se réalise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how devancer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […] il crut revoir le même individu qui l’avait devancé en hâtant le pas et qui cherchait à se dissimuler dans renfoncement d'une porte cochère.
  2. Il a devancé le courrier.

Synonyms

précéderprendre les devants

This word in other languages

precede(English)superar(Español)überholen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevancer
  • deavncer
  • devacner
  • devanccer
  • devancerr
  • devancre
  • devanecr
  • devanncer
  • devnacer
  • devvancer
  • dveancer
  • edvancer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devancer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddevancer1deavncer2devacner2devanccer1devancerr1devancre2devanecr2devanncer1
Edit distance from "devancer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "devancer"?
"devancer" is spelled D-E-V-A-N-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \də.vɑ̃.se\.
What does "devancer" mean?
As a verb, "devancer" means: Précéder quelqu’un en gagnant le devant, arriver avant lui.
What words are commonly confused with "devancer"?
"devancer" is commonly confused with "deviner", "déviance", "dancer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devancer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devancer" is \də.vɑ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devancer" come from?
"devancer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "devancer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desseins#29,309disposez#29,313découpée#29,326dépensés#29,333

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

enrichis12 variantscabernet12 variantsbranleur12 variantsfranchie12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list