Which to use
“devin” is a noun and “devra” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,977
- “devin” frequency rank
- #2,513
- “devra” frequency rank
- 23490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devin | devra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Homme qui prétend prédire les évènements qui arriveront et découvrir les choses cachées. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devin and devra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devin with devra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devin is \də.vɛ̃\ while devra 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 23490, 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\. devra is at rank #2,513, 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 23490, this pair ranks #352,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devin vs devra
Shared letters: dev. Private to "devin": in. Private to "devra": ar.
"devin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #352,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devin" and "devra" 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 #352,217 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.