Which to use
“devions” is a verb and “devon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,110
- “devions” frequency rank
- #24,540
- “devon” frequency rank
- 41650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devions | devon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de devoir. | Poisson artificiel servant d’appât. |
Where the eye mixes devions and devon
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devions and devon
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devions is \də.vjɔ̃\ while devon is \də.vɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devions is recorded at frequency rank #17,110, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vjɔ̃\. devon is at rank #24,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vɔ̃\.
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 41650, this pair ranks #231,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devions vs devon
Shared letters: denov. Private to "devions": is. Private to "devon": -.
"devions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "devon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devions" and "devon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devions" vs "devon" - which ranks higher?
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 "devions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,513 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devions" and "devon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devins vs devon". 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 #231,513 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.