Which to use
“déformer” and “dévorer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,526
- “déformer” frequency rank
- #17,692
- “dévorer” frequency rank
- 46218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déformer | dévorer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Altérer dans sa forme. | Manger avec voracité et rapidité (le sujet désigne un animal carnassier). |
Where the eye mixes déformer and dévorer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. déformer runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against dévorer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: déformer vs dévorer
A purely visual mix-up. déformer (\de.fɔʁ.me\) and dévorer (\de.vɔ.ʁe\) 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 46218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déformer is recorded at frequency rank #28,526, classified as averb, pronounced \de.fɔʁ.me\. dévorer is at rank #17,692, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vɔ.ʁe\.
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 46218, this pair ranks #196,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déformer vs dévorer
Shared letters: deoré. Private to "déformer": fm. Private to "dévorer": v.
"déformer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "dévorer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "déformer" and "dévorer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "déformer" or "dévorer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déformer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévorer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,672 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déformer" and "dévorer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déforment vs déformer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #196,672 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.