Which to use
“devinez” and “devriez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,567
- “devinez” frequency rank
- #7,552
- “devriez” frequency rank
- 21119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devinez | devriez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de deviner. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du conditionnel de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devinez and devriez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devinez with devriez
A purely visual mix-up. devinez (\də.vi.ne\) and devriez (\də.vʁi.je\) 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 21119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devinez is recorded at frequency rank #13,567, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vi.ne\. devriez is at rank #7,552, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁi.je\.
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 21119, this pair ranks #364,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devinez vs devriez
Shared letters: deivz. Private to "devinez": n. Private to "devriez": r.
"devinez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devriez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devinez" for "devriez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "devinez" vs "devriez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devinez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devriez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,755 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devinez" and "devriez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devinez vs devins". 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 #364,755 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.