Which to use
“deviennent” and “devinrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,818
- “deviennent” frequency rank
- #20,693
- “devinrent” frequency rank
- 23511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deviennent | devinrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de devenir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes deviennent and devinrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. deviennent runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCC) against devinrent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between deviennent and devinrent
A purely visual mix-up. deviennent (\də.vjɛn\) and devinrent (\də.vɛ̃ʁ\) 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 23511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deviennent is recorded at frequency rank #2,818, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vjɛn\. devinrent is at rank #20,693, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vɛ̃ʁ\.
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 23511, this pair ranks #352,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deviennent vs devinrent
Shared letters: deintv. Private to "deviennent": -. Private to "devinrent": r.
"deviennent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC · "devinrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deviennent ← ddeviennent · deivennent · deveinnent · devienennt · devienent · deviennennt · deviennentt · deviennetn
- devinrent ← ddevinrent · deivnrent · devinernt · devinnrent · devinrennt · devinrentt · devinretn · devinrnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deviennent" for "devinrent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deviennent" vs "devinrent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deviennent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devinrent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #352,094 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deviennent" and "devinrent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devinrent vs dévorent". 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 #352,094 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.