Which to use
“devons” is a noun and “divins” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,314
- “devons” frequency rank
- #30,980
- “divins” frequency rank
- 33294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devons | divins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de devon. | Masculin pluriel de divin. |
Where the eye mixes devons and divins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devons vs divins
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devons is \də.vɔ̃\ while divins is \di.vɛ̃\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devons is recorded at frequency rank #2,314, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.vɔ̃\. divins is at rank #30,980, tagged as anadj, pronounced \di.vɛ̃\.
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 33294, this pair ranks #291,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devons vs divins
Shared letters: dnsv. Private to "devons": eo. Private to "divins": i.
"devons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "divins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devons" and "divins" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "devons" vs "divins" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "devons" and "divins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devons" and "divins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devins vs divins". 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 #291,605 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.