Which to use
“devises” is a noun and “divisées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,152
- “devises” frequency rank
- #22,830
- “divisées” frequency rank
- 35982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devises | divisées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de devise. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de diviser. |
Where the eye mixes devises and divisées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses devises with divisées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devises is \də.viz\ while divisées is \di.vi.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35982, 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\. divisées is at rank #22,830, 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 35982, this pair ranks #272,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devises vs divisées
Shared letters: deisv. Private to "devises": -. Private to "divisées": é.
"devises" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "divisées" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devises ← ddevises · deivses · deviess · devisess · devisses · devsies · devvises · dveises
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devises" for "divisées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "devises" or "divisées"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "devises" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devises" and "divisées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divisées vs diviseur". 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 #272,812 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.