# devising

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #34,018

## Definitions
1. the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will

## Easily confused with
- **dividing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/devising-vs-dividing)
- **deciding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deciding-vs-devising)
- **defining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defining-vs-devising)
- **desiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desiring-vs-devising)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddevising`, `deivsing`, `deviisng`, `devisign`, `devisingg`, `devisinng`, `devisnig`, `devissing`, `devsiing`, `devvising`, `dveising`, `edvising`

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