Which to use
“devint” and “devront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,122
- “devint” frequency rank
- #4,482
- “devront” frequency rank
- 9604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devint | devront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de devenir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devint and devront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devint and devront
A purely visual mix-up. devint (\də.vɛ̃\) and devront (\də.vʁɔ̃\) 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 9604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devint is recorded at frequency rank #5,122, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vɛ̃\. devront is at rank #4,482, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁɔ̃\.
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 9604, this pair ranks #416,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devint vs devront
Shared letters: dentv. Private to "devint": i. Private to "devront": or.
"devint" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devront" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devint" and "devront" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devint" or "devront"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devint" and "devront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviants vs devint". 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 #416,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.