Which to use
“devin” and “drain” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,977
- “devin” frequency rank
- #33,222
- “drain” frequency rank
- 54199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devin | drain |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Homme qui prétend prédire les évènements qui arriveront et découvrir les choses cachées. | Une des trois électrodes d’un transistor à effet de champ (les deux autres sont appelées source et grille). Il joue un rôle analogue à l’anode dans les tubes à vide, ou le collecteur dans les transistors bipolaires. |
Where the eye mixes devin and drain
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devin with drain
A purely visual mix-up. devin (\də.vɛ̃\) and drain (\dʁɛ̃\) 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 54199, 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\. drain is at rank #33,222, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁɛ̃\.
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 54199, this pair ranks #135,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devin vs drain
Shared letters: din. Private to "devin": ev. Private to "drain": ar.
"devin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "drain" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devin" and "drain" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "devin" vs "drain" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "drain" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #135,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devin" and "drain" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drain vs dray". 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 #135,574 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.