devisvsdevisesTell them apart

Which to use

“devis” and “devises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,353
“devis” frequency rank
#13,152
“devises” frequency rank
26505
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature devis devises
Definition Menus propos, entretien familier. Pluriel de devise.

Where the eye mixes devis and devises

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
devis
7 ch
devises

Look-alike desk: devis vs devises

A purely visual mix-up. devis (\də.vi\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “devis” sits inside “devises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26505, 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\. 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 26505, this pair ranks #334,583 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of devis vs devises

Shared letters: deisv. Private to "devis": -. Private to "devises": -.

"devis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "devises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • devisddevis · deivs · deviss · devsi · devvis · dveis · edvis
  • devisesddevises · deivses · deviess · devisess · devisses · devsies · devvises · dveises

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "devis" and "devises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\də.vi\ versus \də.viz\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "devis" vs "devises" - which ranks higher?
"devises" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,152 in our French list, against #13,353 for "devis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "devis" and "devises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "devis" 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 #334,583 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "devis" and "devises" 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 #334,583 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list