# deems vs Devos

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### deems
*verb · IPA /diːmz/ · frequency rank #25,348*
third-person singular simple present indicative of deem

### Devos
*name · frequency rank #39,777*
A surname from Dutch.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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