Which to use
“dev” and “doer” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,193
- “dev” frequency rank
- #44,171
- “doer” frequency rank
- 54364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dev | doer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of developer. | Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent. |
Where the eye mixes dev and doer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dev vs doer
A purely visual mix-up. dev (/dɛv/) and doer (/ˈduː.ə/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dev is recorded at frequency rank #10,193, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɛv/. doer is at rank #44,171, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈduː.ə/.
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 54364, this pair ranks #141,647 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dev vs doer
Shared letters: de. Private to "dev": v. Private to "doer": or.
"dev" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "doer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doer ← ddoer · deor · doerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dev" for "doer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dev" vs "doer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dev" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,647 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dev" and "doer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doer vs dox". 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 #141,647 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.