devoidvsDevOpsTell them apart

Quick tell: devoid is a adjective, DevOps is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“devoid” is an adjective and “DevOps” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,688
“devoid” frequency rank
#34,857
“DevOps” frequency rank
51545
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature devoid DevOps
Definition Completely without; having none of. A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals.

Letter map: devoid vs DevOps

Shared letters muted; letters that set devoid and DevOps apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
devoid
6 ch
DevOps

Role in the sentence - devoid and DevOps

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: devoid is anadjective and DevOpsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

devoid is recorded at frequency rank #16,688, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɪˈvɔɪd/. 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 51545, this pair ranks #164,579 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of devoid vs DevOps

Shared letters: deov. Private to "devoid": i. Private to "DevOps": ps.

"devoid" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "DevOps" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • devoidddevoid · deovid · deviod · devodi · devoidd · devvoid · dveoid · edvoid
  • DevOpsddevops · deovps · devopps · devopss · devosp · devpos · devvops · dveops

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "devoid" and "DevOps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "devoid" is an adjective and "DevOps" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary English text, does "devoid" or "DevOps" show up more?
"devoid" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,688 in our English list, against #34,857 for "DevOps". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "devoid" and "DevOps".

  • Full dictionary entry for "devoid" 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 #164,579 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "devoid" 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 #164,579 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list