Which to use
“desks” is a noun and “Devos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,344
- “desks” frequency rank
- #39,777
- “Devos” frequency rank
- 57121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desks | Devos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of desk | A surname from Dutch. |
Letter map: desks vs Devos
Shared letters muted; letters that set desks and Devos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: desks vs Devos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: desks is anoun and Devosaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desks is recorded at frequency rank #17,344, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɛsks/. Devos is at rank #39,777, 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 57121, this pair ranks #121,470 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desks vs Devos
Shared letters: des. Private to "desks": k. Private to "Devos": ov.
"desks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desks" and "Devos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "desks" or "Devos" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "desks" vs "Devos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "desks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Devos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,470 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desks" and "Devos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depose vs Devos". 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 #121,470 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.