Which to use
“devinrent” and “dévorent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,693
- “devinrent” frequency rank
- #41,759
- “dévorent” frequency rank
- 62452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devinrent | dévorent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de devenir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. |
Where the eye mixes devinrent and dévorent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devinrent vs dévorent
A purely visual mix-up. devinrent (\də.vɛ̃ʁ\) and dévorent (\de.vɔʁ\) 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 62452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devinrent is recorded at frequency rank #20,693, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vɛ̃ʁ\. dévorent is at rank #41,759, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vɔʁ\.
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 62452, this pair ranks #87,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devinrent vs dévorent
Shared letters: denrtv. Private to "devinrent": i. Private to "dévorent": oé.
"devinrent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "dévorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devinrent ← ddevinrent · deivnrent · devinernt · devinnrent · devinrennt · devinrentt · devinretn · devinrnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devinrent" and "dévorent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "devinrent" or "dévorent" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devinrent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévorent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devinrent" and "dévorent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déforment vs dévorent". 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 #87,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.