dévorant

\de.vɔ.ʁɑ̃\

/\de.vɔ.ʁɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“dévorant” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #45,006. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,006
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui dévore.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

dévorant vs devrait
63% similar
dévorant vs devront
63% similar
dévorant vs dévorent
88% similar

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

Key facts for dévorant
PropertyValue
Headworddévorant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\de.vɔ.ʁɑ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,006
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dévorant” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dévorant lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around dévorant (IPA \de.vɔ.ʁɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,006 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for dévorant, with forms such as "ddévorant", "devorant", and "dvéorant". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "devrait", "devront", "dévorent", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is dévorant, spelled D-É-V-O-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui dévore.
  2. 2
    Qui consomme beaucoup ; qui excite à manger beaucoup et avidement.
  3. 3
    Qui consume, qui détruit avec plus ou moins de rapidité.
  4. 4
    Qui se fait sentir avec plus ou moins de violence, en parlant des choses, tant au sens physique qu’au sens moral.
  5. 5
    Se dit d’un poisson représenté la gueule ouverte.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddévorant
  • devorant
  • dvéorant
  • déovrant
  • dévoarnt
  • dévorannt
  • dévorantt
  • dévoratn
  • dévornat
  • dévorrant
  • dévroant
  • dévvorant
  • édvorant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddévorant1devorant1dvéorant2déovrant2dévoarnt2dévorannt1dévorantt1dévoratn2
Edit distance from "dévorant"

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 "dévorant"?
"dévorant" is spelled D-É-V-O-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \de.vɔ.ʁɑ̃\.
What does "dévorant" mean?
As an adjective, "dévorant" means: Qui dévore.
What words are commonly confused with "dévorant"?
"dévorant" is commonly confused with "devrait", "devront", "dévorent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dévorant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dévorant" is \de.vɔ.ʁɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dévorant" come from?
"dévorant" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “dévorant”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-É-V-O-R-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \de.vɔ.ʁɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “devrait” - see the side-by-side comparison. dévorant vs devrait
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list