# dev vs dox

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dev
*noun · IPA /dɛv/ · frequency rank #10,193*
Clipping of developer.

### dox
*noun · frequency rank #49,882*
plural of doc

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dev-vs-dox