Which to use
“devils” and “devises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,930
- “devils” frequency rank
- #13,152
- “devises” frequency rank
- 38082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devils | devises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de devil. | Pluriel de devise. |
Where the eye mixes devils and devises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devils vs devises
A purely visual mix-up. devils (\ˈdɛv.əlz\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devils is recorded at frequency rank #24,930, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdɛv.əlz\. 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 38082, this pair ranks #257,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devils vs devises
Shared letters: deisv. Private to "devils": l. Private to "devises": -.
"devils" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devils" and "devises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devils" vs "devises" - which ranks higher?
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 "devils" 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 #257,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devils" and "devises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devils vs devins". 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 #257,785 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.