Which to use
“devra” and “devrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,513
- “devra” frequency rank
- #413
- “devrait” frequency rank
- 2926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devra | devrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de devoir. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devra and devrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devra with devrait
A purely visual mix-up. devra (\də.vʁa\) and devrait (\də.vʁɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “devra” sits inside “devrait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devra is recorded at frequency rank #2,513, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vʁa\. devrait is at rank #413, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁɛ\.
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 2926, this pair ranks #435,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devra vs devrait
Shared letters: aderv. Private to "devra": -. Private to "devrait": it.
"devra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "devrait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devra" and "devrait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devra" or "devrait"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "devra" and "devrait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,195 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devra" and "devrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Debra vs devra". 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 #435,195 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.