Which to use
“devolved” and “devoted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,424
- “devolved” frequency rank
- #5,318
- “devoted” frequency rank
- 29742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devolved | devoted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of devolve | simple past and past participle of devote |
Letter map: devolved vs devoted
Shared letters muted; letters that set devolved and devoted apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Spelling & dictionary notes on devolved vs devoted
devolved and devoted are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devolved is recorded at frequency rank #24,424, classified as averb. devoted is at rank #5,318, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɪˈvəʊtəd/.
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 29742, this pair ranks #360,447 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devolved vs devoted
Shared letters: deov. Private to "devolved": l. Private to "devoted": t.
"devolved" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "devoted" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devolved" and "devoted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devolved" vs "devoted" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "devolved" and "devoted".
- Full dictionary entry for "devolved" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devoted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,447 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devolved" and "devoted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delved vs devolved". 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 #360,447 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.