devanture

\də.vɑ̃.tyʁ\

/\də.vɑ̃.tyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“devanture” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,747. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,747
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Face antérieure, on dit plutôt aujourd’hui la façade.

Corpus desk

Index FR-devanture · devanture · French

devanture · rank #38,747 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,747
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH destituer

Nearest frequency peer: destituer (-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 « devanture »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « devanture » 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
Key facts for devanture
PropertyValue
Headworddevanture
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\də.vɑ̃.tyʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,747
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « devanture »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.devanturese 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 « destituer » (#38,746), « devinette » (#38,748), « dF » (#38,749). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « devanture » est au #38,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around devanture (IPA \də.vɑ̃.tyʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,747 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for devanture, with forms such as "ddevanture", "deavnture", and "devannture". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is devanture, spelled D-E-V-A-N-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Face antérieure, on dit plutôt aujourd’hui la façade.
  2. 2
    Revêtement de bois, de fer ou de vitrerie qui garnit le devant d’une boutique, d’un magasin, etc.
  3. 3
    Vitrine, étalage d’un magasin.
  4. 4
    Plâtres que les couvreurs mettent au devant des souches de cheminées pour raccorder les tuiles ou les ardoises.
  5. 5
    Poitrine de femme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cependant, au milieu de la chaussée, des nègres se poursuivaient à coup de boules de neige et parfois, une de ces boules, manquant son but, s’écrasait contre une devanture […]
  2. Une pluie glacée tombait dans les rues miroitantes. Je marchais le long des boutiques, m’appuyant au rebord des devantures pour ne point m’écrouler sur le trottoir.

Synonyms

balcon

This word in other languages

storefront(English)escaparate(Español)Auslage(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevanture
  • deavnture
  • devannture
  • devantrue
  • devantture
  • devantuer
  • devanturre
  • devanutre
  • devatnure
  • devnature
  • devvanture
  • dveanture
  • edvanture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devanture - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddevanture1deavnture2devannture1devantrue2devantture1devantuer2devanturre1devanutre2
Edit distance from "devanture"

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 "devanture"?
"devanture" is spelled D-E-V-A-N-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \də.vɑ̃.tyʁ\.
What does "devanture" mean?
As a noun, "devanture" means: Face antérieure, on dit plutôt aujourd’hui la façade.
What are common misspellings of "devanture"?
Common misspellings include "ddevanture", "deavnture", "devannture", "devantrue", "devantture". The correct spelling is "devanture".
How do you pronounce "devanture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devanture" is \də.vɑ̃.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devanture" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

destituer#38,746devinette#38,748distancer#38,753contrôlez#38,728

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

désireuse13 variantsdésirons13 variantsconcerté13 variantsFessenheim13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list