Which to use
“désirent” and “dévorent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,775
- “désirent” frequency rank
- #41,759
- “dévorent” frequency rank
- 55534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | désirent | dévorent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de désirer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. |
Where the eye mixes désirent and dévorent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. désirent and dévorent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between désirent and dévorent
A purely visual mix-up. désirent (\de.ziʁ\) and dévorent (\de.vɔʁ\) 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 55534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
désirent is recorded at frequency rank #13,775, classified as averb, pronounced \de.ziʁ\. dévorent is at rank #41,759, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vɔʁ\.
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 55534, this pair ranks #126,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of désirent vs dévorent
Shared letters: denrté. Private to "désirent": is. Private to "dévorent": ov.
"désirent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "dévorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "désirent" and "dévorent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "désirent" or "dévorent" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "désirent" and "dévorent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "désirent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévorent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "désirent" and "dévorent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déforment vs dévorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #126,882 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.