devons

\də.vɔ̃\

/\də.vɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“devons” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,314
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de devon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-devons · devons · French

devons · rank #2,314 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,314
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dents

Nearest frequency peer: dents (-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 « devons »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « devons » 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).

devons vs dons
67% similar
devons vs devos
83% similar
devons vs disons
67% similar

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

Key facts for devons
PropertyValue
Headworddevons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\də.vɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,314
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « devons »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.devonsse 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 « dents » (#2,313), « dirais » (#2,315), « doux » (#2,316). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « devons » est au #2,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around devons (IPA \də.vɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,314 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de devon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for devons, with forms such as "ddevons", "deovns", and "devnos". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dons", "devos", "disons", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is devons, spelled D-E-V-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de devon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sur le fond, et autour de l’aquarium, des présentoirs exhibaient les attirails, des plus simples aux plus compliqués : gaules en bambou, cannes en fibre de verre, grandes cannes télescopiques pour moulinet à tambour tournant, boîtes de mouches et de cuillères, d’hameçons et de plombs, devons, moulinets de tous calibres, montures pour poissons morts, dégor…

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddevons
  • deovns
  • devnos
  • devonns
  • devonss
  • devosn
  • devvons
  • dveons
  • edvons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddevons1deovns2devnos2devonns1devonss1devosn2devvons1dveons2
Edit distance from "devons"

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 "devons"?
"devons" is spelled D-E-V-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \də.vɔ̃\.
What does "devons" mean?
As a noun, "devons" means: Pluriel de devon.
What words are commonly confused with "devons"?
"devons" is commonly confused with "dons", "devos", "disons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "devons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "devons" is \də.vɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "devons" come from?
"devons" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dirais#2,315amitié#2,307rythme#2,299riches#2,298

Similar misspelling depth

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

plateau9 variantspromis9 variantsréduit9 variantsNantes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list