Which to use
“dep” is a noun and “devo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,132
- “dep” frequency rank
- #39,776
- “devo” frequency rank
- 70908
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dep | devo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of department. | Devastated. |
Letter map: dep vs devo
Shared letters muted; letters that set dep and devo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for dep / devo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dep is anoun and devoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70908, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dep is recorded at frequency rank #31,132, classified as anoun. devo is at rank #39,776, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdɛvoʊ/.
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 70908, this pair ranks #48,767 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dep vs devo
Shared letters: de. Private to "dep": p. Private to "devo": ov.
"dep" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "devo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devo ← ddevo · deov · devvo · dveo · edvo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dep" and "devo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dep" vs "devo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "dep" vs "devo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dep" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,767 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dep" and "devo" 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 #48,767 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.