Which to use
“devises” is a noun and “divisée” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,152
- “devises” frequency rank
- #9,471
- “divisée” frequency rank
- 22623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devises | divisée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de devise. | Participe passé féminin singulier de diviser. |
Where the eye mixes devises and divisée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devises and divisée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devises is \də.viz\ while divisée is \di.vi.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devises is recorded at frequency rank #13,152, classified as anoun, pronounced \də.viz\. divisée is at rank #9,471, tagged as averb, pronounced \di.vi.ze\.
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 22623, this pair ranks #356,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devises vs divisée
Shared letters: deisv. Private to "devises": -. Private to "divisée": é.
"devises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "divisée" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devises ← ddevises · deivses · deviess · devisess · devisses · devsies · devvises · dveises
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devises" for "divisée" ever safe?
Which is more common, "devises" or "divisée"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devises" and "divisée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devins vs devises". 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 #356,981 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.