# denial vs devil

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### denial
*noun · IPA /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ · frequency rank #7,216*
An assertion of untruth.

### devil
*name · IPA /ˈdɛvəl/ · frequency rank #4,296*
The chief devil; Satan.

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