Which to use
“devising” is a noun and “dividing” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,018
- “devising” frequency rank
- #12,408
- “dividing” frequency rank
- 46426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devising | dividing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will | Serving to divide or separate. |
Letter map: devising vs dividing
Shared letters muted; letters that set devising and dividing apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: devising vs dividing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: devising is anoun and dividinganadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devising is recorded at frequency rank #34,018, classified as anoun. dividing is at rank #12,408, tagged as anadj.
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 46426, this pair ranks #211,837 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devising vs dividing
Shared letters: dginv. Private to "devising": es. Private to "dividing": -.
"devising" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "dividing" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devising" and "dividing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "devising" or "dividing"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "devising" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dividing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,837 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devising" and "dividing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desiring vs devising". 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 #211,837 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.