Which to use
“dévoilement” and “dévouement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,009
- “dévoilement” frequency rank
- #14,463
- “dévouement” frequency rank
- 49472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévoilement | dévouement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de dévoiler. | Fait de s’investir pleinement dans une action, souvent au profit des autres. |
Where the eye mixes dévoilement and dévouement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. dévoilement runs 11 letters (CVCVVCVCVCC) against dévouement's 10 (CVCVVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dévoilement and dévouement
A purely visual mix-up. dévoilement (\de.vwal.mɑ̃\) and dévouement (\de.vu.mɑ̃\) 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 49472, 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\. dévouement is at rank #14,463, tagged as anoun, pronounced \de.vu.mɑ̃\.
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 49472, this pair ranks #170,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévoilement vs dévouement
Shared letters: demnotvé. Private to "dévoilement": il. Private to "dévouement": u.
"dévoilement" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCVCC · "dévouement" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dévoilement" and "dévouement" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dévoilement" vs "dévouement" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "dévouement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévoilement" and "dévouement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "défilement vs dévoilement". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #170,373 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.