dévorer des yeux
\de.vɔ.ʁe dɛ.z‿jø\
The verdict
“dévorer des yeux” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tenir les yeux fixement attachés sur une personne ou sur une chose, avec l’expression du désir ; jeter sur elle des regards avides.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dévorer des yeux |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \de.vɔ.ʁe dɛ.z‿jø\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dévorer des yeux” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for dévorer des yeux is 16 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.vɔ.ʁe dɛ.z‿jø\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tenir les yeux fixement attachés sur une personne ou sur une chose, avec l’expression du désir ; jeter sur elle des regards avides.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dévorer des yeux, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is dévorer des yeux, spelled D-É-V-O-R-E-R- -D-E-S- -Y-E-U-X.
Definition
- 1Tenir les yeux fixement attachés sur une personne ou sur une chose, avec l’expression du désir ; jeter sur elle des regards avides.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "dévorer des yeux"?
What does "dévorer des yeux" mean?
How do you pronounce "dévorer des yeux"?
What language does "dévorer des yeux" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “dévorer des yeux”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-É-V-O-R-E-R- -D-E-S- -Y-E-U-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \de.vɔ.ʁe dɛ.z‿jø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.