Which to use
“devins” and “devises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,827
- “devins” frequency rank
- #13,152
- “devises” frequency rank
- 60979
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devins | devises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de devin. | Pluriel de devise. |
Where the eye mixes devins and devises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devins vs devises
A purely visual mix-up. devins (\də.vɛ̃\) 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 60979, 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\. 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 60979, this pair ranks #94,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devins vs devises
Shared letters: deisv. Private to "devins": n. Private to "devises": -.
"devins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "devises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devins" for "devises" ever safe?
Which is more common, "devins" or "devises"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "devins" and "devises" 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 "devises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devins" and "devises" 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 #94,752 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.