Which to use
“devrai” and “dirai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,008
- “devrai” frequency rank
- #4,747
- “dirai” frequency rank
- 18755
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devrai | dirai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du futur de devoir. | Première personne du singulier du futur de dire. |
Where the eye mixes devrai and dirai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devrai vs dirai
A purely visual mix-up. devrai (\də.vʁe\) and dirai (\di.ʁe\) 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 18755, 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\. dirai is at rank #4,747, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.ʁe\.
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 18755, this pair ranks #376,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devrai vs dirai
Shared letters: adir. Private to "devrai": ev. Private to "dirai": -.
"devrai" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "dirai" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devrai" for "dirai" ever safe?
Frequency check: "devrai" vs "dirai" - 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 "devrai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dirai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devrai" and "dirai" 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 #376,731 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.