Which to use
“devils” is a noun and “devions” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,930
- “devils” frequency rank
- #17,110
- “devions” frequency rank
- 42040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devils | devions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de devil. | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devils and devions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devils and devions
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devils is \ˈdɛv.əlz\ while devions is \də.vjɔ̃\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42040, 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\. devions is at rank #17,110, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vjɔ̃\.
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 42040, this pair ranks #228,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devils vs devions
Shared letters: deisv. Private to "devils": l. Private to "devions": no.
"devils" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devils" and "devions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devils" vs "devions" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devils" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devils" and "devions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devils 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 #228,661 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.