Which to use
“dévoilant” and “dévorant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,337
- “dévoilant” frequency rank
- #45,006
- “dévorant” frequency rank
- 74343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévoilant | dévorant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui illustre, révèle un fait, un comportement. | Qui dévore. |
Where the eye mixes dévoilant and dévorant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dévoilant runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against dévorant's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dévoilant and dévorant
A purely visual mix-up. dévoilant (\de.vwa.lɑ̃\) and dévorant (\de.vɔ.ʁɑ̃\) 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 74343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévoilant is recorded at frequency rank #29,337, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.vwa.lɑ̃\. dévorant is at rank #45,006, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vɔ.ʁɑ̃\.
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 74343, this pair ranks #37,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévoilant vs dévorant
Shared letters: adnotvé. Private to "dévoilant": il. Private to "dévorant": r.
"dévoilant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "dévorant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dévoilant" and "dévorant" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dévoilant" or "dévorant"?
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 "dévoilant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévorant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,456 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévoilant" and "dévorant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorent vs dévorant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #37,456 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.