Which to use
“devant” is a preposition and “devront” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #265
- “devant” frequency rank
- #4,482
- “devront” frequency rank
- 4747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devant | devront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | À l’opposé de, vis-à-vis de, en face de. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devant and devront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devant and devront
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devant is \də.vɑ̃\ while devront is \də.vʁɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devant is recorded at frequency rank #265, classified as aprep, pronounced \də.vɑ̃\. devront is at rank #4,482, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁɔ̃\.
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 4747, this pair ranks #430,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devant vs devront
Shared letters: dentv. Private to "devant": a. Private to "devront": or.
"devant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devront" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devant" and "devront" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devant" vs "devront" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "devant" and "devront" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,797 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devant" and "devront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévorant vs devront". 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 #430,797 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.