Which to use
“devil” and “Devito” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,296
- “devil” frequency rank
- #48,701
- “Devito” frequency rank
- 52997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devil | Devito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The chief devil; Satan. | A surname from Italian. |
Letter map: devil vs Devito
Shared letters muted; letters that set devil and Devito apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on devil vs Devito
devil and Devito are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devil is recorded at frequency rank #4,296, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈdɛvəl/. Devito is at rank #48,701, 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 52997, this pair ranks #152,506 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devil vs Devito
Shared letters: deiv. Private to "devil": l. Private to "Devito": ot.
"devil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Devito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "devil" for "Devito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "devil" vs "Devito" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "devil" and "Devito".
- Full dictionary entry for "devil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Devito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,506 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devil" and "Devito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Devito vs devo". 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 #152,506 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.