Which to use
“Devon” is a noun and “devote” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,080
- “Devon” frequency rank
- #49,581
- “devote” frequency rank
- 72661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Devon | devote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die vierte Formation des Paläozoikums von etwa 419,2 bis 358,9 Millionen Jahren | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs devot |
Where the eye mixes Devon and devote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Devon with devote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Devon is [deˈvoːn] while devote is [deˈvoːtə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Devon is recorded at frequency rank #23,080, classified as anoun, pronounced [deˈvoːn]. devote is at rank #49,581, tagged as anadj, pronounced [deˈvoːtə].
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 72661, this pair ranks #382,044 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Devon vs devote
Shared letters: deov. Private to "Devon": n. Private to "devote": t.
"Devon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Devon" for "devote" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Devon" or "devote"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Devon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,044 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Devon" and "devote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devot vs devote". 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 #382,044 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.