Which to use
“device” and “dice” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,150
- “device” frequency rank
- #10,194
- “dice” frequency rank
- 12344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | device | dice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. | Gaming with one or more dice. |
Where the eye mixes device and dice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses device with dice
A purely visual mix-up. device (/dɪˈvaɪs/) and dice (/daɪs/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
device is recorded at frequency rank #2,150, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈvaɪs/. dice is at rank #10,194, tagged as anoun, pronounced /daɪs/.
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 12344, this pair ranks #482,082 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of device vs dice
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "device": v. Private to "dice": -.
"device" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "device" and "dice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "device" or "dice" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "device" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #482,082 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "device" and "dice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dice vs dimer". 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 #482,082 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.