deviendravsdeviendraitWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“deviendra” and “deviendrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,442
“deviendra” frequency rank
#13,566
“deviendrait” frequency rank
19008
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deviendra deviendrait
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de devenir. Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de devenir.

Where the eye mixes deviendra and deviendrait

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

9 ch
deviendra
11 ch
deviendrait

Visual trap between deviendra and deviendrait

A purely visual mix-up. deviendra (\də.vjɛ̃.dʁa\) and deviendrait (\də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “deviendra” sits inside “deviendrait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deviendra is recorded at frequency rank #5,442, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vjɛ̃.dʁa\. deviendrait is at rank #13,566, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ\.

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 19008, this pair ranks #375,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of deviendra vs deviendrait

Shared letters: adeinrv. Private to "deviendra": -. Private to "deviendrait": t.

"deviendra" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCCV  ·  "deviendrait" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deviendraddeviendra · deivendra · deveindra · deviednra · deviendar · devienddra · deviendrra · devienndra
  • deviendraitddeviendrait · deivendrait · deveindrait · deviednrait · deviendarit · devienddrait · deviendraitt · deviendrati

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "deviendra" and "deviendrait" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\də.vjɛ̃.dʁa\ versus \də.vjɛ̃.dʁɛ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "deviendra" vs "deviendrait" - which ranks higher?
"deviendra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,442 in our French list, against #13,566 for "deviendrait". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "deviendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "deviendrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #375,500 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "deviendra" and "deviendrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deviendrais vs deviendrait". 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 #375,500 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list