Which to use
“derive” is a verb and “Devine” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,737
- “derive” frequency rank
- #27,806
- “Devine” frequency rank
- 42543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | derive | Devine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To obtain or receive (something) from something else. | A surname from Irish. |
Letter map: derive vs Devine
Shared letters muted; letters that set derive and Devine apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for derive / Devine
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: derive is averb and Devineaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
derive is recorded at frequency rank #14,737, classified as averb, pronounced /dɪˈɹaɪv/. Devine is at rank #27,806, 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 42543, this pair ranks #248,236 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of derive vs Devine
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "derive": r. Private to "Devine": n.
"derive" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "derive" and "Devine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "derive" or "Devine"?
What to do next
You've compared "derive" and "Devine". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "derive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Devine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,236 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "derive" and "Devine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Devine vs Devito". 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 #248,236 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.