Which to use
“dev” and “dox” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,193
- “dev” frequency rank
- #49,882
- “dox” frequency rank
- 60075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dev | dox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of developer. | plural of doc |
Letter map: dev vs dox
Shared letters muted; letters that set dev and dox apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
dev and dox are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60075, 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/. dox is at rank #49,882, tagged as anoun.
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 60075, this pair ranks #102,337 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dev vs dox
Shared letters: d. Private to "dev": ev. Private to "dox": ox.
"dev" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dox" · 3 letters · shape CVC