Which to use
“dévoilement” is a noun and “dévoilent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,009
- “dévoilement” frequency rank
- #24,204
- “dévoilent” frequency rank
- 59213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévoilement | dévoilent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de dévoiler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. |
Where the eye mixes dévoilement and dévoilent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. dévoilement runs 11 letters (CVCVVCVCVCC) against dévoilent's 9 (CVCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dévoilement and dévoilent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dévoilement is \de.vwal.mɑ̃\ while dévoilent is \de.vwal\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévoilement is recorded at frequency rank #35,009, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.vwal.mɑ̃\. dévoilent is at rank #24,204, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vwal\.
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 59213, this pair ranks #104,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévoilement vs dévoilent
Shared letters: deilnotvé. Private to "dévoilement": m. Private to "dévoilent": -.
"dévoilement" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC · "dévoilent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévoilement" for "dévoilent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dévoilement" vs "dévoilent" - 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 "dévoilement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,430 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévoilement" and "dévoilent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "défilement vs dévoilement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #104,430 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.