Which to use
“dévorer” is a verb and “dévoué” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,692
- “dévorer” frequency rank
- #17,942
- “dévoué” frequency rank
- 35634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dévorer | dévoué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Manger avec voracité et rapidité (le sujet désigne un animal carnassier). | Qui est disposé à tout faire pour être utile ou agréable à quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes dévorer and dévoué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dévorer vs dévoué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dévorer is \de.vɔ.ʁe\ while dévoué is \de.vwe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dévorer is recorded at frequency rank #17,692, classified as averb, pronounced \de.vɔ.ʁe\. 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 35634, this pair ranks #275,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dévorer vs dévoué
Shared letters: dové. Private to "dévorer": er. Private to "dévoué": u.
"dévorer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dévoué" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dévorer" and "dévoué" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dévorer" vs "dévoué" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dévorer" 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 #275,319 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dévorer" and "dévoué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Devaux vs dévoué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #275,319 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.