Which to use
“devrait” and “devront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #413
- “devrait” frequency rank
- #4,482
- “devront” frequency rank
- 4895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devrait | devront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de devoir. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir. |
Where the eye mixes devrait and devront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devrait vs devront
A purely visual mix-up. devrait (\də.vʁɛ\) and devront (\də.vʁɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devrait is recorded at frequency rank #413, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vʁɛ\. devront is at rank #4,482, tagged as averb, pronounced \də.vʁɔ̃\.
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 4895, this pair ranks #430,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devrait vs devront
Shared letters: dertv. Private to "devrait": ai. Private to "devront": no.
"devrait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "devront" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "devrait" and "devront" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devrait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devrait" and "devront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dévorant vs devront". 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 #430,409 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.