Which to use
“devions” is a verb and “devises” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,110
- “devions” frequency rank
- #13,152
- “devises” frequency rank
- 30262
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devions | devises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de devoir. | Pluriel de devise. |
Where the eye mixes devions and devises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devions vs devises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devions is \də.vjɔ̃\ while devises is \də.viz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devions is recorded at frequency rank #17,110, classified as averb, pronounced \də.vjɔ̃\. 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 30262, this pair ranks #311,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devions vs devises
Shared letters: deisv. Private to "devions": no. Private to "devises": -.
"devions" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "devises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devions" for "devises" ever safe?
Frequency check: "devions" vs "devises" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devions" 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 #311,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devions" and "devises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déviants vs devions". 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 #311,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.