Which to use
“devenais” and “devenues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,877
- “devenais” frequency rank
- #8,983
- “devenues” frequency rank
- 52860
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devenais | devenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de devenir. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes devenais and devenues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devenais vs devenues
A purely visual mix-up. devenais (\də.və.nɛ\) and devenues (\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 52860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devenais is recorded at frequency rank #43,877, classified as averb, pronounced \də.və.nɛ\. devenues is at rank #8,983, 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 52860, this pair ranks #144,756 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devenais vs devenues
Shared letters: densv. Private to "devenais": ai. Private to "devenues": u.
"devenais" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "devenues" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devenais" and "devenues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devenais" vs "devenues" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devenais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devenues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #144,756 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devenais" and "devenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "démentis vs devenais". 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 #144,756 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.