Which to use
“dévore” and “devrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,838
- “dévore” frequency rank
- #11,386
- “devrez” frequency rank
- 34224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévore | devrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes dévore and devrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dévore vs devrez
A purely visual mix-up. dévore (\de.vɔʁ\) and devrez (\də.vʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34224, 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\. devrez is at rank #11,386, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁe\.
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 34224, this pair ranks #285,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévore vs devrez
Shared letters: derv. Private to "dévore": oé. Private to "devrez": z.
"dévore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "devrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devrez ← ddevrez · dervez · deverz · devrezz · devrrez · devrze · devvrez · dverez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévore" for "devrez" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,310 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévore" and "devrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Delors vs dévore". 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 #285,310 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.