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Which to use

“dévoilent” and “dévoilera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,204
“dévoilent” frequency rank
#39,773
“dévoilera” frequency rank
63977
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dévoilent dévoilera
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de dévoiler.

Where the eye mixes dévoilent and dévoilera

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dévoilent (CVCVVCVCC) and dévoilera (CVCVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
dévoilent
9 ch
dévoilera

Why the eye confuses dévoilent with dévoilera

A purely visual mix-up. dévoilent (\de.vwal\) and dévoilera (\de.vwa.lə.ʁa\) 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 63977, 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\. dévoilera is at rank #39,773, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vwa.lə.ʁa\.

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 63977, this pair ranks #79,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dévoilent vs dévoilera

Shared letters: deilové. Private to "dévoilent": nt. Private to "dévoilera": ar.

"dévoilent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC  ·  "dévoilera" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dévoilent" and "dévoilera" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\de.vwal\ versus \de.vwa.lə.ʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dévoilent" or "dévoilera"?
"dévoilent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,204 in our French list, against #39,773 for "dévoilera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "dévoilent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dévoilera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #79,281 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dévoilent" and "dévoilera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévoilées vs dévoilera". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #79,281 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list