Which to use
“devenez” and “devenues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,124
- “devenez” frequency rank
- #8,983
- “devenues” frequency rank
- 24107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devenez | devenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de devenir. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes devenez and devenues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. devenez runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against devenues's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: devenez vs devenues
A purely visual mix-up. devenez (\də.və.ne\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devenez is recorded at frequency rank #15,124, classified as averb, pronounced \də.və.ne\. 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 24107, this pair ranks #348,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devenez vs devenues
Shared letters: denv. Private to "devenez": z. Private to "devenues": su.
"devenez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devenues" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devenez" and "devenues" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devenez" vs "devenues" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devenez" 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 #348,568 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devenez" and "devenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devenues vs dévolues". 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 #348,568 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.