Which to use
“demain” and “devin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #601
- “demain” frequency rank
- #20,977
- “devin” frequency rank
- 21578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demain | devin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Les temps à venir. | Homme qui prétend prédire les évènements qui arriveront et découvrir les choses cachées. |
Where the eye mixes demain and devin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. demain runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against devin's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: demain vs devin
A purely visual mix-up. demain (\də.mɛ̃\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demain is recorded at frequency rank #601, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.mɛ̃\. 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 21578, this pair ranks #362,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demain vs devin
Shared letters: dein. Private to "demain": am. Private to "devin": v.
"demain" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "devin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demain" and "devin" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "demain" vs "devin" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "demain" and "devin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demain" 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 #362,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demain" 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 #362,447 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.