Which to use
“devin” and “devise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,977
- “devin” frequency rank
- #7,050
- “devise” frequency rank
- 28027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devin | devise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Homme qui prétend prédire les évènements qui arriveront et découvrir les choses cachées. | Figure accompagnée d’une phrase exprimant d’une manière allégorique et brève quelque pensée, quelque sentiment. |
Where the eye mixes devin and devise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devin vs devise
A purely visual mix-up. devin (\də.vɛ̃\) and devise (\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 28027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devin is recorded at frequency rank #20,977, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.vɛ̃\. devise is at rank #7,050, 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 28027, this pair ranks #325,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devin vs devise
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "devin": n. Private to "devise": s.
"devin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devise" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devin" and "devise" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "devin" or "devise"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "devin" and "devise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,335 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devin" and "devise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denim vs devin". 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 #325,335 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.