Which to use
“délices” and “devises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,428
- “délices” frequency rank
- #13,152
- “devises” frequency rank
- 33580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délices | devises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plaisir extrême. | Pluriel de devise. |
Where the eye mixes délices and devises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. délices and devises follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: délices vs devises
A purely visual mix-up. délices (\de.lis\) and devises (\də.viz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délices is recorded at frequency rank #20,428, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.lis\. devises is at rank #13,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced \də.viz\.
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 33580, this pair ranks #289,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of délices vs devises
Shared letters: deis. Private to "délices": clé. Private to "devises": v.
"délices" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devises ← ddevises · deivses · deviess · devisess · devisses · devsies · devvises · dveises
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "délices" and "devises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "délices" or "devises" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "délices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délices" and "devises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délices vs délier". 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 #289,651 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.