Which to use
“Devine” is a name and “devote” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,806
- “Devine” frequency rank
- #14,311
- “devote” frequency rank
- 42117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Devine | devote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Irish. | to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate. |
Letter map: Devine vs devote
Shared letters muted; letters that set Devine and devote apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: Devine vs devote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Devine is aname and devoteaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Devine is recorded at frequency rank #27,806, classified as aname. devote is at rank #14,311, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈvəʊt/.
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 42117, this pair ranks #252,157 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Devine vs devote
Shared letters: dev. Private to "Devine": in. Private to "devote": ot.
"Devine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "devote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Devine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,157 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Devine" and "devote" 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 #252,157 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.