Which to use
“devra” and “devras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,513
- “devra” frequency rank
- #21,593
- “devras” frequency rank
- 24106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devra | devras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de devoir. | Deuxième personne du singulier du futur de devoir. |
Same sound, different letters: devra vs devras
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - devra / devras
This is the hard kind. devra and devras are pronounced identically (\də.vʁa\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “devra” sits inside “devras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24106, 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\. devras is at rank #21,593, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁa\.
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 24106, this pair ranks #348,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devra vs devras
Shared letters: aderv. Private to "devra": -. Private to "devras": s.
"devra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "devras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devra" for "devras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "devra" vs "devras" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "devra" / "devras". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "devra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,570 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devra" and "devras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devins vs devras". 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 #348,570 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.