Which to use
“devenue” and “devenus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,033
- “devenue” frequency rank
- #4,141
- “devenus” frequency rank
- 6174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devenue | devenus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de devenir. | Participe passé du verbe devenir. |
Same sound, different letters: devenue vs devenus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: devenue vs devenus
This is the hard kind. devenue and devenus are pronounced identically (\də.və.ny\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “devenue” becomes s in “devenus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devenue is recorded at frequency rank #2,033, classified as averb, pronounced \də.və.ny\. devenus is at rank #4,141, 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 6174, this pair ranks #426,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devenue vs devenus
Shared letters: denuv. Private to "devenue": -. Private to "devenus": s.
"devenue" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "devenus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devenue" and "devenus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "devenue" or "devenus"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "devenue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devenus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,974 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devenue" and "devenus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "détendus vs devenus". 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 #426,974 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.