Which to use
“devon” is a noun and “devra” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,540
- “devon” frequency rank
- #2,513
- “devra” frequency rank
- 27053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devon | devra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poisson artificiel servant d’appât. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devon and devra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devon with devra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devon is \də.vɔ̃\ while devra is \də.vʁa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devon is recorded at frequency rank #24,540, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.vɔ̃\. devra is at rank #2,513, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁa\.
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 27053, this pair ranks #331,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devon vs devra
Shared letters: dev. Private to "devon": no. Private to "devra": ar.
"devon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devon" for "devra" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "devon" or "devra" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #331,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devon" and "devra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devins vs devon". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #331,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.