Which to use
“devine” and “devon” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,485
- “devine” frequency rank
- #24,540
- “devon” frequency rank
- 35025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devine | devon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de devineresse. | Poisson artificiel servant d’appât. |
Where the eye mixes devine and devon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devine vs devon
A purely visual mix-up. devine (\də.vin\) and devon (\də.vɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devine is recorded at frequency rank #10,485, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.vin\. devon is at rank #24,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vɔ̃\.
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 35025, this pair ranks #279,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devine vs devon
Shared letters: denv. Private to "devine": i. Private to "devon": o.
"devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "devon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devine" and "devon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devine" or "devon"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "devine" and "devon" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,706 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devine" and "devon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devins vs devon". 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 #279,706 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.