DevinevsDevitoConfusable pair

Which to use

“Devine” and “Devito” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,806
“Devine” frequency rank
#48,701
“Devito” frequency rank
76507
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Devine Devito
Definition A surname from Irish. A surname from Italian.

Letter map: Devine vs Devito

Shared letters muted; letters that set Devine and Devito apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Devine
6 ch
Devito

Pair insight - Devine / Devito

Devine 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Devine is recorded at frequency rank #27,806, classified as aname. 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 76507, this pair ranks #29,917 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Devine vs Devito

Shared letters: deiv. Private to "Devine": n. Private to "Devito": ot.

"Devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "Devito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Devineddevine · deivne · devien · devinne · devnie · devvine · dveine · edvine
  • Devitoddevito · deivto · deviot · devitto · devtio · devvito · dveito · edvito

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Devine" and "Devito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary English text, does "Devine" or "Devito" show up more?
"Devine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,806 in our English list, against #48,701 for "Devito". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Devine" vs "Devito" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Devine" 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 #29,917 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Devine" 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 #29,917 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list