Which to use
“devis” and “devise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,353
- “devis” frequency rank
- #7,050
- “devise” frequency rank
- 20403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devis | devise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Menus propos, entretien familier. | Figure accompagnée d’une phrase exprimant d’une manière allégorique et brève quelque pensée, quelque sentiment. |
Where the eye mixes devis and devise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: devis vs devise
A purely visual mix-up. devis (\də.vi\) 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 extra letter(s) - “devis” sits inside “devise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devis is recorded at frequency rank #13,353, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.vi\. 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 20403, this pair ranks #368,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devis vs devise
Shared letters: deisv. Private to "devis": -. Private to "devise": -.
"devis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devise" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devis" and "devise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devis" vs "devise" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devis" 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 #368,450 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devis" and "devise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denim vs devis". 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 #368,450 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.