Which to use
“dévorent” and “divorcent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,759
- “dévorent” frequency rank
- #36,802
- “divorcent” frequency rank
- 78561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévorent | divorcent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de dévorer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de divorcer. |
Where the eye mixes dévorent and divorcent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. dévorent runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against divorcent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dévorent with divorcent
A purely visual mix-up. dévorent (\de.vɔʁ\) and divorcent (\di.vɔʁs\) 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 78561, 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\. divorcent is at rank #36,802, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.vɔʁs\.
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 78561, this pair ranks #25,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dévorent vs divorcent
Shared letters: denortv. Private to "dévorent": é. Private to "divorcent": ci.
"dévorent" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "divorcent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divorcent ← ddivorcent · diovrcent · divocrent · divorccent · divorcennt · divorcentt · divorcetn · divorcnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dévorent" and "divorcent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dévorent" vs "divorcent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "divorcent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévorent" and "divorcent" 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 #25,425 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.