Which to use
“devi” is a noun and “Devine” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,397
- “devi” frequency rank
- #27,806
- “Devine” frequency rank
- 54203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devi | Devine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A goddess in Vedic mythology, Hinduism and Buddhism. | A surname from Irish. |
Letter map: devi vs Devine
Shared letters muted; letters that set devi and Devine apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: devi vs Devine
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: devi is anoun and Devineaname. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “devi” sits inside “Devine”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devi is recorded at frequency rank #26,397, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdeɪvi/. Devine is at rank #27,806, 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 54203, this pair ranks #142,902 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devi vs Devine
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "devi": -. Private to "Devine": n.
"devi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devi" and "Devine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "devi" or "Devine" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "devi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Devine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,902 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devi" and "Devine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Devine vs Devito". 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 #142,902 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.