Which to use
“délits” and “devins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,818
- “délits” frequency rank
- #47,827
- “devins” frequency rank
- 57645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délits | devins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de délit. | Pluriel de devin. |
Where the eye mixes délits and devins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. délits and devins follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between délits and devins
A purely visual mix-up. délits (\de.li\) and devins (\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 57645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délits is recorded at frequency rank #9,818, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.li\. devins is at rank #47,827, 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 57645, this pair ranks #113,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délits vs devins
Shared letters: dis. Private to "délits": lté. Private to "devins": env.
"délits" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devins ← ddevins · deivns · devinns · devinss · devisn · devnis · devvins · dveins
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délits" and "devins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "délits" or "devins" 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 "délits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délits" and "devins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviants vs devins". 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 #113,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.