Which to use
“devils” is a noun and “devras” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,930
- “devils” frequency rank
- #21,593
- “devras” frequency rank
- 46523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devils | devras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de devil. | Deuxième personne du singulier du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devils and devras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devils vs devras
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devils is \ˈdɛv.əlz\ while devras 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46523, 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\. devras is at rank #21,593, 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 46523, this pair ranks #194,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devils vs devras
Shared letters: desv. Private to "devils": il. Private to "devras": ar.
"devils" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devils" for "devras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "devils" vs "devras" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "devils" and "devras" 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 "devras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devils" and "devras" 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 #194,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.