Which to use
“devin” is a noun and “deviner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,977
- “devin” frequency rank
- #7,420
- “deviner” frequency rank
- 28397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devin | deviner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Homme qui prétend prédire les évènements qui arriveront et découvrir les choses cachées. | Prédire ce qui doit arriver, découvrir, par des sortilèges, ce qui est caché. |
Where the eye mixes devin and deviner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devin with deviner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devin is \də.vɛ̃\ while deviner is \də.vi.ne\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “devin” sits inside “deviner”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devin is recorded at frequency rank #20,977, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.vɛ̃\. deviner is at rank #7,420, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vi.ne\.
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 28397, this pair ranks #323,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devin vs deviner
Shared letters: deinv. Private to "devin": -. Private to "deviner": r.
"devin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "deviner" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devin" and "deviner" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "devin" vs "deviner" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deviner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,108 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devin" and "deviner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denim vs devin". 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 #323,108 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.