Which to use
“Devine” is a name and “devise” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,806
- “Devine” frequency rank
- #22,645
- “devise” frequency rank
- 50451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Devine | devise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Irish. | To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something). |
Letter map: Devine vs devise
Shared letters muted; letters that set Devine and devise apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: Devine vs devise
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Devine is aname and deviseaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “Devine” becomes s in “devise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Devine is recorded at frequency rank #27,806, classified as aname. devise is at rank #22,645, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈvaɪz/.
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 50451, this pair ranks #174,145 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Devine vs devise
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "Devine": n. Private to "devise": s.
"Devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "devise" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Devine" for "devise" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Devine" vs "devise" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Devine" and "devise".
- Full dictionary entry for "Devine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,145 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Devine" and "devise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Devine vs Devito". 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 #174,145 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.