# desire vs devise

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### desire
*noun · IPA [dɪˈzaɪə] · frequency rank #35,706*
Verlangen, Sehnsucht, Wunsch

### devise
*noun · IPA [dǝ.viz] · frequency rank #18,855*
Motto

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/desire-vs-devise