Devise
German, noun/deˈviːzə/
Devise is spelled D-E-V-I-S-E (6 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written German, the 18,843rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Devise is a German feminine noun meaning “motto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einprägsamer Wahlspruch, Leitspruch”.
What does Devise mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemotto
- 2
feminineforeign currency
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einprägsamer Wahlspruch, Leitspruch 2. ausländische Zahlungsmittel
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Devise
- Devisen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Devise?
- /deˈviːzə/
- Austria /d̥eˈviːsɛ/
- [deˈviːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Devise
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Devise in German?
Devise appears 2.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).