Which to use
“délires” and “devises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,161
- “délires” frequency rank
- #13,152
- “devises” frequency rank
- 26313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | délires | devises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de délire. | Pluriel de devise. |
Where the eye mixes délires and devises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses délires with devises
A purely visual mix-up. délires (\de.liʁ\) 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 26313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
délires is recorded at frequency rank #13,161, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.liʁ\. 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 26313, this pair ranks #335,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of délires vs devises
Shared letters: deis. Private to "délires": lré. Private to "devises": v.
"délires" · 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
Can "délires" and "devises" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "délires" vs "devises" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "délires" 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 #335,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "délires" and "devises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devins vs devises". 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 #335,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.