Which to use
“devance” and “devenue” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,591
- “devance” frequency rank
- #2,033
- “devenue” frequency rank
- 18624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devance | devenue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de devancer. | Participe passé féminin singulier de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes devance and devenue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devance vs devenue
A purely visual mix-up. devance (\də.vɑ̃s\) and devenue (\də.və.ny\) 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 18624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devance is recorded at frequency rank #16,591, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vɑ̃s\. devenue is at rank #2,033, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.və.ny\.
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 18624, this pair ranks #377,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devance vs devenue
Shared letters: denv. Private to "devance": ac. Private to "devenue": u.
"devance" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "devenue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devance" and "devenue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devance" vs "devenue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "devance" and "devenue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devenue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,353 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devance" and "devenue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devance vs déviance". 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 #377,353 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.