# depose vs Devos

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### depose
*verb · IPA /dɪˈpəʊz/ · frequency rank #43,107*
To put down; to lay down; to deposit; to lay aside; to put away.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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