Which to use
“dévore” is a verb and “dévoué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,838
- “dévore” frequency rank
- #17,942
- “dévoué” frequency rank
- 40780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévore | dévoué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. | Qui est disposé à tout faire pour être utile ou agréable à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes dévore and dévoué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dévore with dévoué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dévore is \de.vɔʁ\ while dévoué is \de.vwe\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40780, 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\. dévoué is at rank #17,942, tagged as anadj, pronounced \de.vwe\.
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 40780, this pair ranks #237,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévore vs dévoué
Shared letters: dové. Private to "dévore": er. Private to "dévoué": u.
"dévore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dévoué" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévore" and "dévoué" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dévore" or "dévoué" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dévoué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévore" and "dévoué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delors vs dévore". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #237,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.