Which to use
“device” and “dice” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,381
- “device” frequency rank
- #44,417
- “dice” frequency rank
- 87798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | device | dice |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dispositif, appareil. | Pluriel de die. Dés à jouer. |
Where the eye mixes device and dice
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses device with dice
A purely visual mix-up. device (\dɪˈvaɪs\) and dice (\ˈdaɪs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
device is recorded at frequency rank #43,381, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɪˈvaɪs\. dice is at rank #44,417, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈdaɪs\.
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 87798, this pair ranks #7,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of device vs dice
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "device": v. Private to "dice": -.
"device" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "device" and "dice" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "device" or "dice" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "device" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dice" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,800 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "device" and "dice" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dèche vs dice". 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 #7,800 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.