Which to use
“dévorent” and “dévorer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,759
- “dévorent” frequency rank
- #17,692
- “dévorer” frequency rank
- 59451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévorent | dévorer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. | Manger avec voracité et rapidité (le sujet désigne un animal carnassier). |
Where the eye mixes dévorent and dévorer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dévorent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against dévorer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dévorent and dévorer
A purely visual mix-up. dévorent (\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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévorent is recorded at frequency rank #41,759, 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 59451, this pair ranks #103,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévorent vs dévorer
Shared letters: deorvé. Private to "dévorent": nt. Private to "dévorer": -.
"dévorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "dévorer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévorent" and "dévorer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dévorent" vs "dévorer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévorent" 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 #103,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévorent" and "dévorer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déforment vs dévorent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #103,061 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.