Which to use
“devient” and “devinrent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #683
- “devient” frequency rank
- #20,693
- “devinrent” frequency rank
- 21376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devient | devinrent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devenir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de devenir. |
Where the eye mixes devient and devinrent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devient with devinrent
A purely visual mix-up. devient (\də.vjɛ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devient is recorded at frequency rank #683, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vjɛ̃\. 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 21376, this pair ranks #363,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devient vs devinrent
Shared letters: deintv. Private to "devient": -. Private to "devinrent": r.
"devient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "devinrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devient" and "devinrent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devient" vs "devinrent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devient" 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 #363,488 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devient" 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 #363,488 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.