Which to use
“dévolues” and “dévolus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,133
- “dévolues” frequency rank
- #46,134
- “dévolus” frequency rank
- 92267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévolues | dévolus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de dévolu. | Masculin pluriel de dévolu. |
Same sound, different letters: dévolues vs dévolus
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. dévolues runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against dévolus's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - dévolues and dévolus
This is the hard kind. dévolues and dévolus are pronounced identically (\de.vɔ.ly\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévolues is recorded at frequency rank #46,133, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.vɔ.ly\. dévolus is at rank #46,134, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vɔ.ly\.
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 92267, this pair ranks #3,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévolues vs dévolus
Shared letters: dlosuvé. Private to "dévolues": e. Private to "dévolus": -.
"dévolues" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "dévolus" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévolues" and "dévolus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dévolues" vs "dévolus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "dévolues" / "dévolus". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévolues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévolus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévolues" and "dévolus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévolus vs devos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #3,137 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.