Which to use
“diablement” and “durablement” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,828
- “diablement” frequency rank
- #13,357
- “durablement” frequency rank
- 61185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diablement | durablement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En diable, excessivement. | D’une manière durable. |
Where the eye mixes diablement and durablement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. diablement runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCVCC) against durablement's 11 (CVCVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses diablement with durablement
A purely visual mix-up. diablement (\djɑ.blə.mɑ̃\) and durablement (\dy.ʁa.blə.mɑ̃\) 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 61185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diablement is recorded at frequency rank #47,828, classified as anadv, pronounced \djɑ.blə.mɑ̃\. durablement is at rank #13,357, tagged as anadv, pronounced \dy.ʁa.blə.mɑ̃\.
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 61185, this pair ranks #93,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of diablement vs durablement
Shared letters: abdelmnt. Private to "diablement": i. Private to "durablement": ru.
"diablement" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC · "durablement" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- diablement ← daiblement · ddiablement · diabblement · diabelment · diableemnt · diablemennt · diablementt · diablemetn
- durablement ← ddurablement · druablement · duarblement · durabblement · durabelment · durableemnt · durablemennt · durablementt
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "diablement" and "durablement" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "diablement" or "durablement"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "diablement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durablement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,637 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diablement" and "durablement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diablement vs doublement". 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 #93,637 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.