Which to use
“désirez” and “devrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,397
- “désirez” frequency rank
- #11,386
- “devrez” frequency rank
- 22783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | désirez | devrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de désirer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes désirez and devrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. désirez runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against devrez's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: désirez vs devrez
A purely visual mix-up. désirez (\de.zi.ʁe\) and devrez (\də.vʁe\) 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 22783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
désirez is recorded at frequency rank #11,397, classified as averb, pronounced \de.zi.ʁe\. devrez is at rank #11,386, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁe\.
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 22783, this pair ranks #356,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of désirez vs devrez
Shared letters: derz. Private to "désirez": isé. Private to "devrez": v.
"désirez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devrez ← ddevrez · dervez · deverz · devrezz · devrrez · devrze · devvrez · dverez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "désirez" for "devrez" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "désirez" or "devrez" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "désirez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "désirez" and "devrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "désirez vs dessinez". 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 #356,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.