Which to use
“deems” is a verb and “Devos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,348
- “deems” frequency rank
- #39,777
- “Devos” frequency rank
- 65125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deems | Devos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of deem | A surname from Dutch. |
Letter map: deems vs Devos
Shared letters muted; letters that set deems and Devos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: deems vs Devos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deems is averb and Devosaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deems is recorded at frequency rank #25,348, classified as averb, pronounced /diːmz/. 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 65125, this pair ranks #74,305 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deems vs Devos
Shared letters: des. Private to "deems": m. Private to "Devos": ov.
"deems" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deems" and "Devos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deems" or "Devos"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "deems" and "Devos".
- Full dictionary entry for "deems" 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 #74,305 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deems" 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 #74,305 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.