# design vs Devin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### design
*noun · IPA /dɪˈzaɪn/ · frequency rank #689*
A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.

### Devin
*name · IPA /ˈdɛvɪn/ · frequency rank #20,333*
A surname from Irish. An Anglicisation of Irish Ó Damháin (“(descendant of a person named) Fawn”).

## Source
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