Which to use
“Devon” is a name and “DevOps” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,033
- “Devon” frequency rank
- #34,857
- “DevOps” frequency rank
- 43890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Devon | DevOps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel. | A software development method that stresses communication and collaboration between software developers and other information technology professionals. |
Letter map: Devon vs DevOps
Shared letters muted; letters that set Devon and DevOps apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - Devon and DevOps
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Devon is aname and DevOpsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Devon is recorded at frequency rank #9,033, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈdɛv.ən/. 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 43890, this pair ranks #235,710 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Devon vs DevOps
Shared letters: deov. Private to "Devon": n. Private to "DevOps": ps.
"Devon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "DevOps" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Devon" 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 #235,710 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Devon" 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 #235,710 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.