Which to use
“devil” is a name and “devra” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,561
- “devil” frequency rank
- #2,513
- “devra” frequency rank
- 33074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devil | devra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Le Diable, Satan. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devil and devra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devil and devra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devil is \ˈdɛvəl\ while devra is \də.vʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devil is recorded at frequency rank #30,561, classified as aname, pronounced \ˈdɛvəl\. devra is at rank #2,513, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁa\.
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 33074, this pair ranks #293,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devil vs devra
Shared letters: dev. Private to "devil": il. Private to "devra": ar.
"devil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devil" and "devra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "devil" or "devra" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "devil" and "devra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,019 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devil" and "devra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denim vs devil". 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 #293,019 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.