Which to use
“deleted” is an adjective and “devoted” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,317
- “deleted” frequency rank
- #5,318
- “devoted” frequency rank
- 10635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deleted | devoted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having been deleted or eliminated; absent from the final version. | simple past and past participle of devote |
Letter map: deleted vs devoted
Shared letters muted; letters that set deleted and devoted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: deleted vs devoted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deleted is anadjective and devotedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deleted is recorded at frequency rank #5,317, classified as anadj. 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 10635, this pair ranks #491,309 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deleted vs devoted
Shared letters: det. Private to "deleted": l. Private to "devoted": ov.
"deleted" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devoted" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deleted" for "devoted" ever safe?
Which is more common, "deleted" or "devoted"?
What to do next
Pair "deleted" vs "devoted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "deleted" 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 #491,309 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deleted" and "devoted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deleted vs deplete". 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 #491,309 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.