Which to use
“Devine” is a name and “devised” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,806
- “Devine” frequency rank
- #13,132
- “devised” frequency rank
- 40938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Devine | devised |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Irish. | simple past and past participle of devise |
Letter map: Devine vs devised
Shared letters muted; letters that set Devine and devised apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - Devine and devised
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Devine is aname and devisedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Devine is recorded at frequency rank #27,806, classified as aname. devised is at rank #13,132, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈvaɪzd/.
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 40938, this pair ranks #263,005 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Devine vs devised
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "Devine": n. Private to "devised": s.
"Devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "devised" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Pair "Devine" vs "devised" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Devine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devised" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,005 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Devine" and "devised" 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 #263,005 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.