Which to use
“devine” and “dine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,485
- “devine” frequency rank
- #37,761
- “dine” frequency rank
- 48246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devine | dine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de devineresse. | Daine (femelle du daim). |
Where the eye mixes devine and dine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devine and dine
A purely visual mix-up. devine (\də.vin\) and dine (\din\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48246, 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\. dine is at rank #37,761, tagged as anoun, pronounced \din\.
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 48246, this pair ranks #180,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devine vs dine
Shared letters: dein. Private to "devine": v. Private to "dine": -.
"devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devine" and "dine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "devine" or "dine" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,449 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devine" and "dine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dine vs djinn". 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 #180,449 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.