Which to use
“deviens” and “devions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,181
- “deviens” frequency rank
- #17,110
- “devions” frequency rank
- 23291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deviens | devions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devenir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes deviens and devions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deviens and devions
A purely visual mix-up. deviens (\də.vjɛ̃\) and devions (\də.vjɔ̃\) 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 a single letter - e in “deviens” becomes o in “devions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deviens is recorded at frequency rank #6,181, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vjɛ̃\. devions is at rank #17,110, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vjɔ̃\.
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 23291, this pair ranks #353,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deviens vs devions
Shared letters: deinsv. Private to "deviens": -. Private to "devions": o.
"deviens" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "devions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deviens" and "devions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deviens" or "devions"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deviens" and "devions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deviens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deviens" and "devions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviants vs devions". 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 #353,327 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.