Which to use
“deva” is a noun and “Devos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,208
- “deva” frequency rank
- #39,777
- “Devos” frequency rank
- 79985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deva | Devos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism. | A surname from Dutch. |
Letter map: deva vs Devos
Shared letters muted; letters that set deva and Devos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - deva and Devos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deva is anoun and Devosaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79985, 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/. 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 79985, this pair ranks #20,839 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deva vs Devos
Shared letters: dev. Private to "deva": a. Private to "Devos": os.
"deva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deva" for "Devos" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "deva" or "Devos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "deva" and "Devos".
- Full dictionary entry for "deva" 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 #20,839 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deva" and "Devos" 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 #20,839 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.