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“Devon” and “Devos” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,033
- “Devon” frequency rank
- #39,777
- “Devos” frequency rank
- 48810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Devon | Devos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel. | A surname from Dutch. |
Letter map: Devon vs Devos
Shared letters muted; letters that set Devon and Devos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - Devon / Devos
Devon and Devos 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 a single letter - n in “Devon” becomes s in “Devos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48810, 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/. 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 48810, this pair ranks #189,584 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Devon vs Devos
Shared letters: deov. Private to "Devon": n. Private to "Devos": s.
"Devon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Devos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Devon" and "Devos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Devon" vs "Devos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Devon" 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 #189,584 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Devon" and "Devos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depose 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 #189,584 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.