Which to use
“devenez” and “devrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,124
- “devenez” frequency rank
- #11,386
- “devrez” frequency rank
- 26510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devenez | devrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de devenir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devenez and devrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devenez vs devrez
A purely visual mix-up. devenez (\də.və.ne\) and devrez (\də.vʁe\) 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 26510, 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\. devrez is at rank #11,386, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁe\.
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 26510, this pair ranks #334,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devenez vs devrez
Shared letters: devz. Private to "devenez": n. Private to "devrez": r.
"devenez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devenez" for "devrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "devenez" vs "devrez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "devrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,553 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devenez" and "devrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devrez". 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 #334,553 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.