Which to use
“dévore” and “dévorent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,838
- “dévore” frequency rank
- #41,759
- “dévorent” frequency rank
- 64597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévore | dévorent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. |
Same sound, different letters: dévore vs dévorent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - dévore / dévorent
This is the hard kind. dévore and dévorent are pronounced identically (\de.vɔʁ\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dévore” sits inside “dévorent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévore is recorded at frequency rank #22,838, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vɔʁ\. 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 64597, this pair ranks #76,284 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévore vs dévorent
Shared letters: deorvé. Private to "dévore": -. Private to "dévorent": nt.
"dévore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dévorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dévore" and "dévorent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dévore" vs "dévorent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévore" 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 #76,284 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévore" and "dévorent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déforment vs dévorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #76,284 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.