Which to use
“deva” and “devi” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,208
- “deva” frequency rank
- #26,397
- “devi” frequency rank
- 66605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deva | devi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism. | A goddess in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism. |
Where the eye mixes deva and devi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deva vs devi
A purely visual mix-up. deva (/ˈdeɪvə/) and devi (/ˈdeɪvi/) 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 a single letter - a in “deva” becomes i in “devi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deva is recorded at frequency rank #40,208, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdeɪvə/. devi is at rank #26,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdeɪvi/.
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 66605, this pair ranks #67,227 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deva vs devi
Shared letters: dev. Private to "deva": a. Private to "devi": i.
"deva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "devi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deva" and "devi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "deva" or "devi" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "deva" and "devi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,227 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deva" and "devi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "derp vs deva". 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 #67,227 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.