deityvsDevitoConfusable pair

Quick tell: deity is a noun, Devito is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“deity” is a noun and “Devito” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,899
“deity” frequency rank
#48,701
“Devito” frequency rank
62600
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deity Devito
Definition Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god. A surname from Italian.

Letter map: deity vs Devito

Shared letters muted; letters that set deity and Devito apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
deity
6 ch
Devito

Grammar separator: deity vs Devito

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deity is anoun and Devitoaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deity is recorded at frequency rank #13,899, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdiː.ɪ.ti/. Devito is at rank #48,701, 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 62600, this pair ranks #87,577 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of deity vs Devito

Shared letters: deit. Private to "deity": y. Private to "Devito": ov.

"deity" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Devito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deityddeity · deitty · deityy · deiyt · detiy · diety · edity
  • Devitoddevito · deivto · deviot · devitto · devtio · devvito · dveito · edvito

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "deity" for "Devito" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "deity" is a noun and "Devito" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "deity" vs "Devito" - which ranks higher?
"deity" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,899 in our English list, against #48,701 for "Devito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "deity" and "Devito".

  • Full dictionary entry for "deity" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Devito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #87,577 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "deity" and "Devito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Devito vs devo". 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 #87,577 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list