Which to use
“dévore” and “dévorer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,838
- “dévore” frequency rank
- #17,692
- “dévorer” frequency rank
- 40530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévore | dévorer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. | Manger avec voracité et rapidité (le sujet désigne un animal carnassier). |
Where the eye mixes dévore and dévorer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dévore and dévorer
A purely visual mix-up. dévore (\de.vɔʁ\) and dévorer (\de.vɔ.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dévore” sits inside “dévorer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40530, 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\. dévorer is at rank #17,692, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.vɔ.ʁe\.
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 40530, this pair ranks #239,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévore vs dévorer
Shared letters: deorvé. Private to "dévore": -. Private to "dévorer": -.
"dévore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dévorer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévore" for "dévorer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dévore" vs "dévorer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dévore" and "dévorer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévorer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,792 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévore" and "dévorer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delors vs dévore". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #239,792 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.