Which to use
“devils” and “devins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,930
- “devils” frequency rank
- #47,827
- “devins” frequency rank
- 72757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devils | devins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de devil. | Pluriel de devin. |
Where the eye mixes devils and devins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devils with devins
A purely visual mix-up. devils (\ˈdɛv.əlz\) and devins (\də.vɛ̃\) 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 a single letter - l in “devils” becomes n in “devins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devils is recorded at frequency rank #24,930, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdɛv.əlz\. 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 72757, this pair ranks #42,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devils vs devins
Shared letters: deisv. Private to "devils": l. Private to "devins": n.
"devils" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devils" and "devins" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "devils" vs "devins" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "devils" and "devins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devils" 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 #42,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devils" 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 #42,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.