# devo vs DMV

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### devo
*adjective · IPA /ˈdɛvoʊ/ · frequency rank #39,776*
Devastated.

### DMV
*noun · frequency rank #21,188*
Initialism of department of motor vehicles.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/devo-vs-dmv