Which to use
“dévorant” is an adjective and “dévorent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,006
- “dévorant” frequency rank
- #41,759
- “dévorent” frequency rank
- 86765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévorant | dévorent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui dévore. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. |
Where the eye mixes dévorant and dévorent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dévorant and dévorent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dévorant with dévorent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dévorant is \de.vɔ.ʁɑ̃\ while dévorent is \de.vɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “dévorant” becomes e in “dévorent”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévorant is recorded at frequency rank #45,006, classified as anadj, pronounced \de.vɔ.ʁɑ̃\. 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 86765, this pair ranks #9,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévorant vs dévorent
Shared letters: dnortvé. Private to "dévorant": a. Private to "dévorent": e.
"dévorant" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "dévorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévorant" and "dévorent" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dévorant" or "dévorent" 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 "dévorant" 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 #9,205 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévorant" and "dévorent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décorent vs dévorant". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #9,205 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.