Which to use
“démons” and “devons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,817
- “démons” frequency rank
- #2,314
- “devons” frequency rank
- 10131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démons | devons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de démon. | Pluriel de devon. |
Where the eye mixes démons and devons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses démons with devons
A purely visual mix-up. démons (\de.mɔ̃\) and devons (\də.vɔ̃\) 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 10131, 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\. devons is at rank #2,314, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vɔ̃\.
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 10131, this pair ranks #414,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of démons vs devons
Shared letters: dnos. Private to "démons": mé. Private to "devons": ev.
"démons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devons ← ddevons · deovns · devnos · devonns · devonss · devosn · devvons · dveons
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "démons" and "devons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "démons" or "devons"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "démons" and "devons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démons" and "devons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démons 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 #414,099 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.