Which to use
“Davos” and “Devos” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,799
- “Davos” frequency rank
- #39,777
- “Devos” frequency rank
- 67576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Davos | Devos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A mountain resort and municipality in Grisons, Switzerland, host of the World Economic Forum. | A surname from Dutch. |
Letter map: Davos vs Devos
Shared letters muted; letters that set Davos and Devos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: Davos and Devos
Davos and Devos are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “Davos” becomes e in “Devos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Davos is recorded at frequency rank #27,799, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈdævɒs/. Devos is at rank #39,777, tagged as aname.
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 67576, this pair ranks #62,702 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Davos vs Devos
Shared letters: dosv. Private to "Davos": a. Private to "Devos": e.
"Davos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Davos" and "Devos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Davos" vs "Devos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Davos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Devos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,702 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Davos" and "Devos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depose vs Devos". 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 #62,702 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.