Which to use
“deuil” and “devin” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,652
- “deuil” frequency rank
- #20,977
- “devin” frequency rank
- 26629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deuil | devin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Affliction, douleur qu’on éprouve lors du décès de quelqu’un, ou suite à une autre perte importante. | Homme qui prétend prédire les évènements qui arriveront et découvrir les choses cachées. |
Where the eye mixes deuil and devin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses deuil with devin
A purely visual mix-up. deuil (\dœj\) and devin (\də.vɛ̃\) 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 26629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deuil is recorded at frequency rank #5,652, classified as anoun, pronounced \dœj\. devin is at rank #20,977, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vɛ̃\.
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 26629, this pair ranks #333,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deuil vs devin
Shared letters: dei. Private to "deuil": lu. Private to "devin": nv.
"deuil" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "devin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deuil" and "devin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deuil" or "devin"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deuil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deuil" and "devin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denim vs devin". 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 #333,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.