Which to use
“devine” and “draine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,485
- “devine” frequency rank
- #44,427
- “draine” frequency rank
- 54912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devine | draine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante de devineresse. | Grive draine. |
Where the eye mixes devine and draine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devine vs draine
A purely visual mix-up. devine (\də.vin\) and draine (\dʁɛn\) 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 54912, 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\. draine is at rank #44,427, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁɛn\.
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 54912, this pair ranks #130,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devine vs draine
Shared letters: dein. Private to "devine": v. Private to "draine": ar.
"devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "draine" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devine" and "draine" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "devine" vs "draine" - 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 "devine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "draine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,854 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devine" and "draine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damné vs draine". 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 #130,854 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.