Which to use
“dévoilent” and “dévoiler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,204
- “dévoilent” frequency rank
- #9,160
- “dévoiler” frequency rank
- 33364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévoilent | dévoiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. | Découvrir ce qui était couvert d’un voile. |
Where the eye mixes dévoilent and dévoiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dévoilent runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against dévoiler's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dévoilent vs dévoiler
A purely visual mix-up. dévoilent (\de.vwal\) and dévoiler (\de.vwa.le\) 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 33364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévoilent is recorded at frequency rank #24,204, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vwal\. dévoiler is at rank #9,160, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vwa.le\.
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 33364, this pair ranks #291,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévoilent vs dévoiler
Shared letters: deilové. Private to "dévoilent": nt. Private to "dévoiler": r.
"dévoilent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "dévoiler" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévoilent" for "dévoiler" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dévoilent" vs "dévoiler" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévoilent" and "dévoiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décollent vs dévoilent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #291,115 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.