# delve vs devo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### delve
*verb · IPA /dɛlv/ · frequency rank #24,139*
To dig into the ground, especially with a shovel.

### devo
*adjective · IPA /ˈdɛvoʊ/ · frequency rank #39,776*
Devastated.

## Source
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