Which to use
“devient” and “dévorent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #683
- “devient” frequency rank
- #41,759
- “dévorent” frequency rank
- 42442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devient | dévorent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devenir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. |
Where the eye mixes devient and dévorent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devient and dévorent
A purely visual mix-up. devient (\də.vjɛ̃\) and dévorent (\de.vɔʁ\) 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 42442, 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\. dévorent is at rank #41,759, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vɔʁ\.
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 42442, this pair ranks #225,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devient vs dévorent
Shared letters: dentv. Private to "devient": i. Private to "dévorent": oré.
"devient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "dévorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devient ← ddevient · deivent · deveint · deviennt · devientt · devietn · devinet · devvient
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devient" for "dévorent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "devient" vs "dévorent" - 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 "dévorent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devient" and "dévorent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déforment 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 #225,576 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.