Which to use
“défend” and “devenu” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,750
- “défend” frequency rank
- #937
- “devenu” frequency rank
- 4687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | défend | devenu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de défendre. | Participe passé du verbe devenir. |
Where the eye mixes défend and devenu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. défend (\de.fɑ̃\) and devenu (\də.və.ny\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
défend is recorded at frequency rank #3,750, classified as averb, pronounced \de.fɑ̃\. devenu is at rank #937, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.və.ny\.
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 4687, this pair ranks #430,953 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of défend vs devenu
Shared letters: den. Private to "défend": fé. Private to "devenu": uv.
"défend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devenu" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devenu ← ddevenu · deevnu · devennu · deveun · devneu · devvenu · dveenu · edvenu