Which to use
“devon” and “divan” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,540
- “devon” frequency rank
- #19,509
- “divan” frequency rank
- 44049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devon | divan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poisson artificiel servant d’appât. | Conseil suprême, tribunal, assemblée de notables, de l’Empire ottoman, qui siégeaient sur des coussins. |
Where the eye mixes devon and divan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devon and divan
A purely visual mix-up. devon (\də.vɔ̃\) and divan (\di.vɑ̃\) 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 44049, 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\. divan is at rank #19,509, tagged as anoun, pronounced \di.vɑ̃\.
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 44049, this pair ranks #213,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devon vs divan
Shared letters: dnv. Private to "devon": eo. Private to "divan": ai.
"devon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "divan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devon" and "divan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "devon" or "divan" show up more?
What to do next
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 "divan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,427 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devon" and "divan" 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 #213,427 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.