Which to use
“devient” is a verb and “devins” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #683
- “devient” frequency rank
- #47,827
- “devins” frequency rank
- 48510
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devient | devins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devenir. | Pluriel de devin. |
Where the eye mixes devient and devins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devient vs devins
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devient is \də.vjɛ̃\ while devins is \də.vɛ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48510, 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\. devins is at rank #47,827, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vɛ̃\.
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 48510, this pair ranks #178,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devient vs devins
Shared letters: deinv. Private to "devient": t. Private to "devins": s.
"devient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "devins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devient" for "devins" ever safe?
Frequency check: "devient" vs "devins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "devient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,334 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devient" and "devins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviants vs devins". 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 #178,334 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.