Which to use
“devienne” and “deviennent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,493
- “devienne” frequency rank
- #2,818
- “deviennent” frequency rank
- 9311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devienne | deviennent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de devenir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de devenir. |
Same sound, different letters: devienne vs deviennent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - devienne / deviennent
This is the hard kind. devienne and deviennent are pronounced identically (\də.vjɛn\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “devienne” sits inside “deviennent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devienne is recorded at frequency rank #6,493, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vjɛn\. deviennent is at rank #2,818, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vjɛn\.
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 9311, this pair ranks #417,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devienne vs deviennent
Shared letters: deinv. Private to "devienne": -. Private to "deviennent": t.
"devienne" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "deviennent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devienne ← ddevienne · deivenne · deveinne · deviene · devienen · devinene · devvienne · dveienne
- deviennent ← ddeviennent · deivennent · deveinnent · devienennt · devienent · deviennennt · deviennentt · deviennetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devienne" and "deviennent" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "devienne" or "deviennent"?
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 "devienne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deviennent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,112 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devienne" and "deviennent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviée vs devienne". 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 #417,112 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.