Which to use
“Devin” and “Devine” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,333
- “Devin” frequency rank
- #27,806
- “Devine” frequency rank
- 48139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Devin | Devine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Irish. An Anglicisation of Irish Ó Damháin (“(descendant of a person named) Fawn”). | A surname from Irish. |
Letter map: Devin vs Devine
Shared letters muted; letters that set Devin and Devine apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Devin vs Devine
Devin and Devine 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 extra letter(s) - “Devin” sits inside “Devine”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Devin is recorded at frequency rank #20,333, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈdɛvɪn/. 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 48139, this pair ranks #195,891 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Devin vs Devine
Shared letters: deinv. Private to "Devin": -. Private to "Devine": -.
"Devin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Devin" and "Devine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Devin" or "Devine"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Devin" and "Devine".
- Full dictionary entry for "Devin" 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 #195,891 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Devin" 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 #195,891 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.