Which to use
“dévoilent” and “dévorent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,204
- “dévoilent” frequency rank
- #41,759
- “dévorent” frequency rank
- 65963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévoilent | dévorent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévoiler. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. |
Where the eye mixes dévoilent and dévorent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dévoilent runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against dévorent's 8 (CVCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dévoilent with dévorent
A purely visual mix-up. dévoilent (\de.vwal\) and dévorent (\de.vɔʁ\) 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 65963, 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\. dévorent is at rank #41,759, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vɔʁ\.
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 65963, this pair ranks #69,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévoilent vs dévorent
Shared letters: denotvé. Private to "dévoilent": il. Private to "dévorent": r.
"dévoilent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "dévorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévoilent" for "dévorent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dévoilent" vs "dévorent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dévoilent" and "dévorent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoilent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévorent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,955 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévoilent" and "dévorent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déforment vs dévorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #69,955 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.