Which to use
“ded” and “devs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,281
- “ded” frequency rank
- #33,614
- “devs” frequency rank
- 72895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ded | devs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person who inflicts dedovshchina (a kind of hazing ritual). | plural of dev |
Letter map: ded vs devs
Shared letters muted; letters that set ded and devs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - ded / devs
ded and devs 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ded is recorded at frequency rank #39,281, classified as anoun. devs is at rank #33,614, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɛvz/.
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 72895, this pair ranks #41,464 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ded vs devs
Shared letters: de. Private to "ded": -. Private to "devs": sv.
"ded" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "devs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- devs ← ddevs · desv · devss · devvs · dves · edvs
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,464 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ded" and "devs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ded vs dox". 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 #41,464 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.