Which to use
“dehors” is an adverb and “dévore” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #935
- “dehors” frequency rank
- #22,838
- “dévore” frequency rank
- 23773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dehors | dévore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | À l’extérieur. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. |
Where the eye mixes dehors and dévore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dehors (CVCVCC) and dévore (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses dehors with dévore
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dehors is \də.ɔʁ\ while dévore is \de.vɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dehors is recorded at frequency rank #935, classified as anadv, pronounced \də.ɔʁ\. dévore is at rank #22,838, 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 23773, this pair ranks #350,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dehors vs dévore
Shared letters: deor. Private to "dehors": hs. Private to "dévore": vé.
"dehors" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "dévore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dehors ← ddehors · dehhors · dehorrs · dehorss · dehosr · dehros · deohrs · dheors
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dehors" and "dévore" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dehors" or "dévore" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dehors" and "dévore" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dehors" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #350,527 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dehors" and "dévore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delors vs dévore". 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 #350,527 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.