Which to use
“devo” is an adjective and “DevOps” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,776
- “devo” frequency rank
- #34,857
- “DevOps” frequency rank
- 74633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devo | DevOps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Devastated. | A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals. |
Letter map: devo vs DevOps
Shared letters muted; letters that set devo and DevOps apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for devo / DevOps
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: devo is anadjective and DevOpsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “devo” sits inside “DevOps”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devo is recorded at frequency rank #39,776, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈdɛvoʊ/. 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 74633, this pair ranks #35,742 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devo vs DevOps
Shared letters: deov. Private to "devo": -. Private to "DevOps": ps.
"devo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "DevOps" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devo" and "DevOps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "devo" or "DevOps" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "devo" and "DevOps".
- Full dictionary entry for "devo" 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 #35,742 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devo" and "DevOps" 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 #35,742 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.