Which to use
“devin” is a noun and “devint” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,977
- “devin” frequency rank
- #5,122
- “devint” frequency rank
- 26099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devin | devint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Homme qui prétend prédire les évènements qui arriveront et découvrir les choses cachées. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de devenir. |
Same sound, different letters: devin vs devint
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - devin / devint
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: devin and devint carry the same recorded pronunciation, \də.vɛ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “devin” sits inside “devint”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26099, 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\. devint is at rank #5,122, tagged as averb, 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 26099, this pair ranks #337,119 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devin vs devint
Shared letters: deinv. Private to "devin": -. Private to "devint": t.
"devin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devint" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devin" and "devint" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "devin" vs "devint" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"devin" and "devint" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "devin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,119 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devin" and "devint" 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 #337,119 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.