Which to use
“devious” is an adjective and “DevOps” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,807
- “devious” frequency rank
- #34,857
- “DevOps” frequency rank
- 62664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devious | DevOps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank. | A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals. |
Letter map: devious vs DevOps
Shared letters muted; letters that set devious and DevOps apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - devious and DevOps
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: devious is anadjective and DevOpsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devious is recorded at frequency rank #27,807, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈdiː.vi.əs/. DevOps is at rank #34,857, tagged as anoun.
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 62664, this pair ranks #87,218 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devious vs DevOps
Shared letters: deosv. Private to "devious": iu. Private to "DevOps": p.
"devious" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "DevOps" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devious" and "DevOps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devious" vs "DevOps" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "devious" and "DevOps".
- Full dictionary entry for "devious" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "DevOps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,218 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devious" and "DevOps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DevOps vs Devos". 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 #87,218 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.