Which to use
“devants” is a noun and “déviants” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,169
- “devants” frequency rank
- #49,055
- “déviants” frequency rank
- 72224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devants | déviants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de devant. | Masculin pluriel de déviant. |
Where the eye mixes devants and déviants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devants and déviants
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devants is \də.vɑ̃\ while déviants is \de.vjɑ̃\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devants is recorded at frequency rank #23,169, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.vɑ̃\. déviants is at rank #49,055, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vjɑ̃\.
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 72224, this pair ranks #44,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devants vs déviants
Shared letters: adnstv. Private to "devants": e. Private to "déviants": ié.
"devants" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "déviants" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devants ← ddevants · deavnts · devannts · devanst · devantss · devantts · devatns · devnats
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devants" and "déviants" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devants" vs "déviants" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "devants" and "déviants" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déviants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devants" and "déviants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviants vs devins". 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 #44,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.