Device-Devise | Commonly Confused Words

Device

/dɪˈvaɪs/

An object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose, usually involving a mechanical or electronic function.

I use a device to call my friend.This device helps me track my daily steps.

This word has no antonyms

/dɪˈvaɪz/

To plan or invent something, especially with skill or ingenuity

At the same time, some plan must be devised immediately.And he devised a means.The engineers devised a new method to create stronger bridges.

Device contains the letter c which is for concrete, as a device is a tangible object or tool.
Devise has an s which can stand for scheme, as it involves planning or coming up with something.
Remember that device is similar to vice, another noun, while devise with s sounds like rise, indicating an action.
Devices are things you can hold, while devising something means you are holding an idea or plan in your mind.
Device ends with ice, which is cold and fixed, just like the concrete nature of gadgets.