# deva vs DMV

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### DMV
*noun · frequency rank #21,188*
Initialism of department of motor vehicles.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deva-vs-dmv