Which to use
“Davis” is a name and “devis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,491
- “Davis” frequency rank
- #13,353
- “devis” frequency rank
- 19844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Davis | devis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille anglophone. | Menus propos, entretien familier. |
Letter map: Davis vs devis
Shared letters muted; letters that set Davis and devis apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for Davis / devis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Davis is aname and devisanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “Davis” becomes e in “devis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Davis is recorded at frequency rank #6,491, classified as aname. devis is at rank #13,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.vi\.
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 19844, this pair ranks #371,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Davis vs devis
Shared letters: disv. Private to "Davis": a. Private to "devis": e.
"Davis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Davis" and "devis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "Davis" or "devis" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Davis" and "devis".
- Full dictionary entry for "Davis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,263 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Davis" and "devis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denim vs devis". 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 #371,263 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.