Which to use
“devo” is an adjective and “Devos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,776
- “devo” frequency rank
- #39,777
- “Devos” frequency rank
- 79553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devo | Devos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Devastated. | A surname from Dutch. |
Letter map: devo vs Devos
Shared letters muted; letters that set devo and Devos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for devo / Devos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: devo is anadjective and Devosaname. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “devo” sits inside “Devos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79553, 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/. 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 79553, this pair ranks #21,811 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devo vs Devos
Shared letters: deov. Private to "devo": -. Private to "Devos": s.
"devo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devo" and "Devos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "devo" or "Devos"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "devo" 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 #21,811 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devo" and "Devos" 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 #21,811 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.