Which to use
“délit” and “devin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,934
- “délit” frequency rank
- #20,977
- “devin” frequency rank
- 25911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délit | devin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toute infraction, consciente ou non, aux lois. | Homme qui prétend prédire les évènements qui arriveront et découvrir les choses cachées. |
Where the eye mixes délit and devin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses délit with devin
A purely visual mix-up. délit (\de.li\) and devin (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délit is recorded at frequency rank #4,934, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.li\. devin is at rank #20,977, tagged as anoun, 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 25911, this pair ranks #338,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of délit vs devin
Shared letters: di. Private to "délit": lté. Private to "devin": env.
"délit" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devin ← ddevin · deivn · devinn · devni · devvin · dvein · edvin
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délit" and "devin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "délit" or "devin"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "délit" and "devin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "délit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délit" and "devin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denim vs devin". 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 #338,176 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.