Which to use
“dévorent” and “devront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,759
- “dévorent” frequency rank
- #4,482
- “devront” frequency rank
- 46241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévorent | devront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes dévorent and devront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dévorent and devront
A purely visual mix-up. dévorent (\de.vɔʁ\) and devront (\də.vʁɔ̃\) 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 46241, 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\. devront is at rank #4,482, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁɔ̃\.
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 46241, this pair ranks #196,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévorent vs devront
Shared letters: denortv. Private to "dévorent": é. Private to "devront": -.
"dévorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "devront" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devront ← ddevront · dervont · devornt · devrnot · devronnt · devrontt · devrotn · devrront
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dévorent" for "devront" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dévorent" vs "devront" - which ranks higher?
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 "dévorent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,479 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévorent" and "devront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déforment vs dévorent". 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 #196,479 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.