Which to use
“devins” and “devise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,827
- “devins” frequency rank
- #7,050
- “devise” frequency rank
- 54877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devins | devise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de devin. | Figure accompagnée d’une phrase exprimant d’une manière allégorique et brève quelque pensée, quelque sentiment. |
Where the eye mixes devins and devise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devins with devise
A purely visual mix-up. devins (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devins is recorded at frequency rank #47,827, 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 54877, this pair ranks #131,085 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devins vs devise
Shared letters: deisv. Private to "devins": n. Private to "devise": -.
"devins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devise" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devins" and "devise" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "devins" vs "devise" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "devins" and "devise" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devins" 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 #131,085 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devins" and "devise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviants 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 #131,085 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.