Which to use
“devious” is an adjective and “Devos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,807
- “devious” frequency rank
- #39,777
- “Devos” frequency rank
- 67584
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devious | Devos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cunning or deceiving, not straightforward or honest, not frank. | A surname from Dutch. |
Letter map: devious vs Devos
Shared letters muted; letters that set devious and Devos apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - devious and Devos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: devious is anadjective and Devosaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67584, 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/. Devos is at rank #39,777, 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 67584, this pair ranks #62,671 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devious vs Devos
Shared letters: deosv. Private to "devious": iu. Private to "Devos": -.
"devious" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC · "Devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devious" and "Devos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "devious" or "Devos"?
What to do next
Pair "devious" vs "Devos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "devious" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Devos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,671 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devious" and "Devos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depose 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 #62,671 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.