Which to use
“dégaine” and “devine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,740
- “dégaine” frequency rank
- #10,485
- “devine” frequency rank
- 40225
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dégaine | devine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tournure ; façon de se tenir ; allure. | Variante de devineresse. |
Where the eye mixes dégaine and devine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dégaine runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against devine's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dégaine with devine
A purely visual mix-up. dégaine (\de.ɡɛn\) and devine (\də.vin\) 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 40225, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dégaine is recorded at frequency rank #29,740, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ɡɛn\. devine is at rank #10,485, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vin\.
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 40225, this pair ranks #242,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dégaine vs devine
Shared letters: dein. Private to "dégaine": agé. Private to "devine": v.
"dégaine" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devine ← ddevine · deivne · devien · devinne · devnie · devvine · dveine · edvine
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dégaine" and "devine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dégaine" vs "devine" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dégaine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dégaine" and "devine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dégaine vs draine". 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 #242,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.