Which to use
“devils” and “devons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,930
- “devils” frequency rank
- #2,314
- “devons” frequency rank
- 27244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devils | devons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de devil. | Pluriel de devon. |
Where the eye mixes devils and devons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devils with devons
A purely visual mix-up. devils (\ˈdɛv.əlz\) and devons (\də.vɔ̃\) 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 27244, 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\. devons is at rank #2,314, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vɔ̃\.
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 27244, this pair ranks #330,218 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devils vs devons
Shared letters: desv. Private to "devils": il. Private to "devons": no.
"devils" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devils" and "devons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devils" or "devons"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "devils" and "devons" 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 "devons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #330,218 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devils" and "devons" 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 #330,218 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.