Which to use
“déloger” and “dévorer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,336
- “déloger” frequency rank
- #17,692
- “dévorer” frequency rank
- 44028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déloger | dévorer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quitter un logement, un appartement. | Manger avec voracité et rapidité (le sujet désigne un animal carnassier). |
Where the eye mixes déloger and dévorer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. déloger and dévorer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses déloger with dévorer
A purely visual mix-up. déloger (\de.lɔ.ʒe\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déloger is recorded at frequency rank #26,336, classified as averb, pronounced \de.lɔ.ʒe\. 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 44028, this pair ranks #213,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of déloger vs dévorer
Shared letters: deoré. Private to "déloger": gl. Private to "dévorer": v.
"déloger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dévorer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "déloger" for "dévorer" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "déloger" or "dévorer" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "déloger" 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 #213,594 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déloger" and "dévorer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délier vs déloger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #213,594 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.