Which to use
“devrai” and “devrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,008
- “devrai” frequency rank
- #11,386
- “devrez” frequency rank
- 25394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devrai | devrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du futur de devoir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Same sound, different letters: devrai vs devrez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - devrai and devrez
This is the hard kind. devrai and devrez are pronounced identically (\də.vʁe\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devrai is recorded at frequency rank #14,008, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vʁe\. devrez is at rank #11,386, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁe\.
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 25394, this pair ranks #341,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devrai vs devrez
Shared letters: derv. Private to "devrai": ai. Private to "devrez": z.
"devrai" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "devrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devrai" for "devrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "devrai" vs "devrez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "devrai" / "devrez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "devrai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devrai" and "devrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Debra vs devrai". 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 #341,121 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.