Which to use
“devenant” and “devenons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,691
- “devenant” frequency rank
- #34,496
- “devenons” frequency rank
- 43187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devenant | devenons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de devenir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes devenant and devenons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. devenant and devenons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: devenant vs devenons
A purely visual mix-up. devenant (\də.və.nɑ̃\) and devenons (\də.və.nɔ̃\) 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 43187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devenant is recorded at frequency rank #8,691, classified as averb, pronounced \də.və.nɑ̃\. devenons is at rank #34,496, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.və.nɔ̃\.
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 43187, this pair ranks #219,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devenant vs devenons
Shared letters: denv. Private to "devenant": at. Private to "devenons": os.
"devenant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "devenons" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devenant" and "devenons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devenant" vs "devenons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "devenant" and "devenons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devenant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devenons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,996 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devenant" and "devenons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devenais vs devenons". 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 #219,996 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.