Which to use
“détails” and “devils” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,519
- “détails” frequency rank
- #24,930
- “devils” frequency rank
- 26449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | détails | devils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de détail. | Pluriel de devil. |
Where the eye mixes détails and devils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. détails runs 7 letters (CVCVVCC) against devils's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: détails vs devils
A purely visual mix-up. détails (\de.taj\) and devils (\ˈdɛv.əlz\) 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 26449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
détails is recorded at frequency rank #1,519, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.taj\. devils is at rank #24,930, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdɛv.əlz\.
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 26449, this pair ranks #334,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of détails vs devils
Shared letters: dils. Private to "détails": até. Private to "devils": ev.
"détails" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "devils" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devils ← ddevils · deivls · devills · devilss · devisl · devlis · devvils · dveils
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "détails" for "devils" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "détails" or "devils" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "détails" and "devils" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "détails" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,944 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "détails" and "devils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devils 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 #334,944 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.