Which to use
“devancer” and “deviner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,310
- “devancer” frequency rank
- #7,420
- “deviner” frequency rank
- 36730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devancer | deviner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Précéder quelqu’un en gagnant le devant, arriver avant lui. | Prédire ce qui doit arriver, découvrir, par des sortilèges, ce qui est caché. |
Where the eye mixes devancer and deviner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devancer and deviner
A purely visual mix-up. devancer (\də.vɑ̃.se\) and deviner (\də.vi.ne\) 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 36730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devancer is recorded at frequency rank #29,310, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vɑ̃.se\. deviner is at rank #7,420, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vi.ne\.
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 36730, this pair ranks #267,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devancer vs deviner
Shared letters: denrv. Private to "devancer": ac. Private to "deviner": i.
"devancer" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "deviner" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devancer" and "deviner" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "devancer" vs "deviner" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devancer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deviner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devancer" and "deviner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devancer 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 #267,524 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.