Which to use
“dépôts” and “devons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,499
- “dépôts” frequency rank
- #2,314
- “devons” frequency rank
- 8813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dépôts | devons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de dépôt. | Pluriel de devon. |
Where the eye mixes dépôts and devons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dépôts and devons
A purely visual mix-up. dépôts (\de.po\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dépôts is recorded at frequency rank #6,499, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.po\. 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 8813, this pair ranks #418,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dépôts vs devons
Shared letters: ds. Private to "dépôts": ptéô. Private to "devons": enov.
"dépôts" · 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
Can "dépôts" and "devons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dépôts" vs "devons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dépôts" 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 #418,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dépôts" and "devons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delors vs dépôts". 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 #418,757 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.