# deva vs dew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### deva
*noun · IPA /ˈdeɪvə/ · frequency rank #40,208*
A god in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism.

### dew
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒuː/ · frequency rank #14,511*
Any moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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