Which to use
“démons” and “devins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,817
- “démons” frequency rank
- #47,827
- “devins” frequency rank
- 55644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démons | devins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de démon. | Pluriel de devin. |
Where the eye mixes démons and devins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. démons 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 démons and devins
A purely visual mix-up. démons (\de.mɔ̃\) 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 55644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démons is recorded at frequency rank #7,817, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.mɔ̃\. 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 55644, this pair ranks #126,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démons vs devins
Shared letters: dns. Private to "démons": moé. Private to "devins": eiv.
"démons" · 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
Is swapping "démons" for "devins" ever safe?
Frequency check: "démons" vs "devins" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "démons" 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 #126,149 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démons" 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 #126,149 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.