Which to use
“devions” and “devront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,110
- “devions” frequency rank
- #4,482
- “devront” frequency rank
- 21592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devions | devront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de devoir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devions and devront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devions with devront
A purely visual mix-up. devions (\də.vjɔ̃\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21592, 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\. 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 21592, this pair ranks #362,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devions vs devront
Shared letters: denov. Private to "devions": is. Private to "devront": rt.
"devions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "devront" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devions" and "devront" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "devions" or "devront" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devions" 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 #362,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devions" and "devront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviants vs devions". 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 #362,377 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.