Confusables Entry 399 / 1011 60-second read

Device vs. Devise

A gadget versus to invent.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

Let’s device a plan.

✓ Correct

Let’s devise a plan.

The ruleii

DEVICE (noun). DEVISE (verb).

DEVICE with a C is a thing — a tool or gadget. DEVISE with an S is a verb meaning to plan or invent.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

DEVICE = Contraption. DEVISE = Scheme.

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