devienne

\də.vjɛn\

/\də.vjɛn\/ verb

The verdict

“devienne” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,493. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,493
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de devenir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-devienne · devienne · French

devienne · rank #6,493 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,493
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH demie

Nearest frequency peer: demie (-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 « devienne »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « devienne » 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).

devienne vs devine
75% similar
devienne vs devient
75% similar
devienne vs deviens
75% similar

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

Key facts for devienne
PropertyValue
Headworddevienne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\də.vjɛn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,493
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « devienne »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).deviennese 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 « demie » (#6,492), « Davis » (#6,491), « dollar » (#6,496). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « devienne » est au #6,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around devienne (IPA \də.vjɛn\), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,493 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for devienne, with forms such as "ddevienne", "deivenne", and "deveinne". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "devine", "devient", "deviens", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is devienne, spelled D-E-V-I-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de devenir.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de devenir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Comment se fait-il que l’Alhambra de nougat conserve intactes ses délicates aiguilles et ne tombe pas en ruines, que la compote soit assez patiente pour ne pas s’évader à travers les barreaux de pâte de la tarte, que le saint-honoré tremblant et mollasse ne devienne pas une informe bouillie semblable à de la neige longtemps piétinée, que le godiveau, cont…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevienne
  • deivenne
  • deveinne
  • deviene
  • devienen
  • devinene
  • devvienne
  • dveienne
  • edvienne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of devienne - 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.

ddevienne1deivenne2deveinne2deviene1devienen2devinene2devvienne1dveienne2
Edit distance from "devienne"

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 "devienne"?
"devienne" is spelled D-E-V-I-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \də.vjɛn\.
What does "devienne" mean?
As a verb, "devienne" means: Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de devenir.
What words are commonly confused with "devienne"?
"devienne" is commonly confused with "devine", "devient", "deviens". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devienne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devienne" is \də.vjɛn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devienne" come from?
"devienne" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list