Which to use
“devient” and “devront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #683
- “devient” frequency rank
- #4,482
- “devront” frequency rank
- 5165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devient | devront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de devenir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devient and devront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devient with devront
A purely visual mix-up. devient (\də.vjɛ̃\) and devront (\də.vʁɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5165, 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\. devront is at rank #4,482, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁɔ̃\.
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 5165, this pair ranks #429,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devient vs devront
Shared letters: dentv. Private to "devient": i. Private to "devront": or.
"devient" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "devront" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devient" for "devront" ever safe?
Frequency check: "devient" vs "devront" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #429,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devient" and "devront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviants vs devient". 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 #429,729 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.