Which to use
“devant” and “durant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #265
- “devant” frequency rank
- #670
- “durant” frequency rank
- 935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devant | durant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | À l’opposé de, vis-à-vis de, en face de. | Tout au long de. |
Where the eye mixes devant and durant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devant and durant
A purely visual mix-up. devant (\də.vɑ̃\) and durant (\dy.ʁɑ̃\) 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 935, 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\. durant is at rank #670, tagged as aprep, pronounced \dy.ʁɑ̃\.
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 935, this pair ranks #438,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devant vs durant
Shared letters: adnt. Private to "devant": ev. Private to "durant": ru.
"devant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "durant" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devant" and "durant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devant" or "durant"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "devant" and "durant" 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 "durant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #438,890 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devant" and "durant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doutant vs durant". 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 #438,890 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.