devrasvsdevrezTell them apart

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“devras” and “devrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,593
“devras” frequency rank
#11,386
“devrez” frequency rank
32979
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature devras devrez
Definition Deuxième personne du singulier du futur de devoir. Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de devoir.

Where the eye mixes devras and devrez

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
devras
6 ch
devrez

Look-alike desk: devras vs devrez

A purely visual mix-up. devras (\də.vʁa\) and devrez (\də.vʁe\) 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 32979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

devras is recorded at frequency rank #21,593, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vʁa\. 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 32979, this pair ranks #293,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of devras vs devrez

Shared letters: derv. Private to "devras": as. Private to "devrez": z.

"devras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "devrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • devrasddevras · dervas · devars · devrass · devrras · devrsa · devvras · dveras
  • devrezddevrez · dervez · deverz · devrezz · devrrez · devrze · devvrez · dverez

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "devras" for "devrez" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\də.vʁa\ versus \də.vʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "devras" or "devrez"?
"devrez" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,386 in our French list, against #21,593 for "devras". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "devras" 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 #293,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "devras" and "devrez" 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 #293,673 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list