Which to use
“déclin” and “devin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,951
- “déclin” frequency rank
- #20,977
- “devin” frequency rank
- 27928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déclin | devin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | État d’une chose qui penche vers sa fin, qui arrive au terme de son cours, qui perd de sa force, de son éclat. | Homme qui prétend prédire les évènements qui arriveront et découvrir les choses cachées. |
Where the eye mixes déclin and devin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. déclin runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against devin's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between déclin and devin
A purely visual mix-up. déclin (\de.klɛ̃\) and devin (\də.vɛ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déclin is recorded at frequency rank #6,951, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.klɛ̃\. devin is at rank #20,977, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vɛ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27928, this pair ranks #325,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déclin vs devin
Shared letters: din. Private to "déclin": clé. Private to "devin": ev.
"déclin" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "devin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devin ← ddevin · deivn · devinn · devni · devvin · dvein · edvin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déclin" for "devin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "déclin" vs "devin" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "déclin" and "devin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "déclin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,909 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déclin" and "devin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denim vs devin". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #325,909 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.