Which to use
“définit” and “devint” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,970
- “définit” frequency rank
- #5,122
- “devint” frequency rank
- 11092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | définit | devint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe définir. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes définit and devint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: définit vs devint
A purely visual mix-up. définit (\de.fi.ni\) and devint (\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 11092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
définit is recorded at frequency rank #5,970, classified as averb, pronounced \de.fi.ni\. devint is at rank #5,122, tagged as averb, 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 11092, this pair ranks #410,493 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of définit vs devint
Shared letters: dint. Private to "définit": fé. Private to "devint": ev.
"définit" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devint" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devint ← ddevint · deivnt · devinnt · devintt · devitn · devnit · devvint · dveint
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "définit" and "devint" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "définit" or "devint" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "définit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,493 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "définit" and "devint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviants vs devint". 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 #410,493 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.