Which to use
“déforment” and “dévorent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,044
- “déforment” frequency rank
- #41,759
- “dévorent” frequency rank
- 90803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déforment | dévorent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de déformer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. |
Where the eye mixes déforment and dévorent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. déforment runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against dévorent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses déforment with dévorent
A purely visual mix-up. déforment (\de.fɔʁm\) and dévorent (\de.vɔʁ\) 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 90803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déforment is recorded at frequency rank #49,044, classified as averb, pronounced \de.fɔʁm\. dévorent is at rank #41,759, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vɔʁ\.
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 90803, this pair ranks #4,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déforment vs dévorent
Shared letters: denorté. Private to "déforment": fm. Private to "dévorent": v.
"déforment" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "dévorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déforment" and "dévorent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "déforment" vs "dévorent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "déforment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévorent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,457 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déforment" and "dévorent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorent vs déforment". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,457 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.