Which to use
“debuted” and “devoted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,308
- “debuted” frequency rank
- #5,318
- “devoted” frequency rank
- 19626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debuted | devoted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of debut | simple past and past participle of devote |
Where the eye mixes debuted and devoted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: debuted vs devoted
A purely visual mix-up. debuted (/ˈdeɪˌbjuːd/) and devoted (/dɪˈvəʊtəd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debuted is recorded at frequency rank #14,308, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈdeɪˌbjuːd/. devoted is at rank #5,318, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈvəʊtəd/.
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 19626, this pair ranks #436,853 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of debuted vs devoted
Shared letters: det. Private to "debuted": bu. Private to "devoted": ov.
"debuted" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devoted" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "debuted" and "devoted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "debuted" vs "devoted" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "debuted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devoted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,853 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debuted" and "devoted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debuted vs dented". 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 #436,853 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.